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Book SynopsisFor almost 400 years, Roman Catholics have been writing about the English Reformation, but their contributions have been largely ignored by the scholarly world and the reading public. Thus the myths of corrupt monasteries, a 'Bloody' Mary, and a 'Good' Queen Bess have established themselves in the popular mind. John Vidmar re-examines this literature systematically from the time of the Reformation itself, to the early 1950s, when Philip Hughes produced his monumental Reformation in England.
Trade Review"In English Catholic Historians and the English Reformation, 1585-1954, Father John Vidman, O.P. puts Catholic writers back into the debate on the nature of the Reformation in England. His book shines a spotlight on the central issue of the papacys claim to spiritual authority, from the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth, to the controversies surrounding Catholic Emancipation, to the twentieth centurys Aidan Gasquet, Hilaire Belloc and Philip Hughes. In tracing important changes to the practice of writing history, Father Vidmar shows that the best historians over the centuries have usually collected the best documents." -- Susan Wabuda, Fordham University
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Exiles and Appellants; The Quest for Catholic Emancipation; John Lingard and the Cause of Catholicism; The Jesuits and Mark Tierney; The Restoration of the Middle Ages and Monasticism; Archbishop Cranmer and the Anglican Liturgy; The Church of England and the Papacy; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
