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Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of a diverse and interesting group of individuals who had a profound influence on both king and country in the early modern period.
Trade Review"Chibi's well-documented study demonstrates that the church in England during its tumultuous transformation to the Church of England remained well served spiritually and administratively by its bishops." -Ronald H. Fritze, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Who were Henry VIII's Bishops? Chapter 1: The Legacy of Henry VII, c.1490-1515 1. The king's good servants 2. God's Servants in the Country Chapter 2: The Wolsey Era, c.1512-1530 1. The problem of testamentary jurisdiction 2. Repercussions of the Hunne case 3. The changing role of the bishops 4. Much needed clerical reform 5. The anti-heresy campaigns of the 1520s 6. The end of the Wolsey era Chapter 3: The End of the Medieval Church, c.1527-1534 1. The king's 'Great Matter' and the rise of the bishop-theologian 2. Further matrimonial problems 3. The king's authority recognized a. Impact on diocesan matters Chapter 4: The King's Church, c.1534-1547 1. Removing the impediment of papal authority 2. The affirmation of royal spiritual power 3. The abandonment of conciliarism 4. The meaning of royal supremacy 5. The role of the bishops' in the king's church a. The metropolitan visitation of 1534 b. The royal visitation of 1535 c. Specific reformation issues 6. The problems of spiritual disunity 7. Flirtations with Lutheranism a. The Ten Articles, 1536 b. The Bishops' Book, 1537 c. The Thirteen Articles, 1538 d. The Act of Six Articles, 1539 8. The final years of the reign a. The Seventeen Questions, 1540 b. The King's Book, 1543 c. The last few Episcopal appointments Conclusion: Henry VIII's Bishops Tables Appendix: Biographical Information List of Works Cited Index
