{"product_id":"the-trail-of-martyrdom-9780268042264","title":"The Trail Of Martyrdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trail of Martyrdom\u003c\/em\u003e examines the stages by which religious dissidents were persecuted by Tudor monarchs across the sixteenth century, and the means by which these dissidents counteracted authorities. While Henry VIII, Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth differed in religious orientation, their desire to enforce a uniformity of belief compelled them, in various degrees, to seek out and expunge heterodoxy or perceived treason in their midst. Individuals of contrary belief were targeted, apprehended, imprisoned, interrogated, and sometimes executed. During each stage of persecution, many dissidents were able to elude capture, counter-interrogate their inquisitors, use time in prison to write letters and prepare for death, and exploit their own executions to forge a final drama of suffering and redemption before a large, public audience. Enforcement was always dependent upon cooperation from the public and local officials, which made successful persecution uncertain at best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This deeply researched, carefully crafted book offers a sensitive analysis of the nature and limits of state-sponsored persecution in Tudor England.” —\u003cem\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an A-to-Z encyclopedia for historians of persecution and martyrdom.” —\u003cem\u003eSixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sarah Covington tells in vivid detail the story of recusancy and persecution in sixteenth-century England in \u003cem\u003eThe Trail of Martyrdom\u003c\/em\u003e. She searches the minds of the persecutors and the persecuted. She examines the interrogations and recantations or punishments and the effect of executions not only on the condemned but also on the public that witnessed these gruesome rites, in fact all aspects of the subject, and she writes with grace and sensitivity and force.\" —\u003cem\u003eBibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Covington writes with confidence and clarity…. [S]he has produced an assured and cogent interpretation of a dense and complex subject. Complemented by a useful bibliography, this is a work that will prove helpful to scholars as well as appealing to a more general readership.\" —\u003cem\u003eRecusant History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Covington] is a gifted stylist, and \u003cem\u003eThe Trail of Martyrdom\u003c\/em\u003e is interesting and accessible to specialist and nonspecialist alike.” —\u003cem\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...this is an accomplished, nuanced and elegantly written monograph that illuminates aspects of Tudor persecution which have been relatively,... neglected by previous historians. This is a sensitively researched and gracefully constructed book that will be accessible to many levels of reader.\" —\u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book filled with interesting and acute observation, for Covington has a good eye for the telling detail.\" —\u003cem\u003eJournal of Early Modern History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Trail of Martyrdom: Persecution And Resistance In Sixteenth-Century England\u003c\/em\u003e, provides Professor Covington’s readers with a thorough and scholarly examination of all aspects of persecution, imprisonment, rebellion, dissent, and execution in sixteenth-century England. A work of meticulous scholarship, and presented with a passion for accuracy and logical interpretation, \u003cem\u003eThe Trail of Martyrdom\u003c\/em\u003e is fascinating and informative scrutiny of a dark side of human behavior and royal politics under Henry VIII, Edward, mary, and Elizabeth.” —\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Covington ... has considered the experience of martyrdom as a whole in a way that will enable readers to consider the entire process.\" —\u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400745034071,"sku":"9780268042264","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780268042264.jpg?v=1730471454","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trail-of-martyrdom-9780268042264","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}