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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462094303321

Autore

Ryrie Alec

Titolo

The origins of the Scottish Reformation / Alec Ryrie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave, : Manchester University Press ; , 2006

ISBN

1-84779-385-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain

Disciplina

274.1106

Soggetti

Reformation - Scotland

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719071058; 9780719071058; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notes for the reader; List of abbreviations; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1 A 'corrupt' Church?; Chapter 2 Playing with fire:the Reformation under James V; Chapter 3 The crisis of 1543; Chapter 4 1544-50: imperial reformation; Chapter 5 1549-59: Catholic Reformation; Chapter 6 1543-59: underground Reformation; Chapter 7 1557-59: the makings of a rebellion; Chapter 8 1559-60: from rebellion to revolution; Conclusion:the Scottish Revolution?; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the story. Drawing on fresh research and recent scholarship, this book provides the first full narrative of the question.Focusing on the period 1525-60, in particular the childhood of Mary, Queen of Scots, it argues that the Scottish Reformation was neither inevitable nor predictable. A range of different 'Reformations' were on offer in the sixteenth c