"Persecutors under the cloak of policy": anti-Catholic vengeance and the Marian hierarchy in Elizabethan England

This article examines questions of retributive justice and conflict resolution in early modern England. In particular, it focuses on Protestant demands for anti-Catholic vengeance in the aftermath of the Marian persecution. Following the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, some godly critics called fo...

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主要作者: Harkins, Robert (Author)
格式: Print Article
語言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: 2017
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2017, 卷: 48, 發布: 2, Pages: 357-384
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / 宗教政策
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDE Anglican Church
SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Anti-Catholicism History
B Church of England & state History
B Persecution Great Britain History
B Reign of Elizabeth I England 1558-1603
B CHURCH & state England History
B Church of England History 16th century
B Revenge
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總結:This article examines questions of retributive justice and conflict resolution in early modern England. In particular, it focuses on Protestant demands for anti-Catholic vengeance in the aftermath of the Marian persecution. Following the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, some godly critics called for the execution of the Marian leadership, whom they blamed for the deaths of the Protestant martyrs. The Elizabethan government, however, was reluctant to launch a full-scale religious persecution, and so the surviving Roman Catholic dignitaries were imprisoned, remanded to house arrest, or released. The perception that the Marian leadership had gone unpunished would become a lingering point of resentment, especially as members of the godly community were themselves increasingly targeted for prosecution by the English church and state.
ISSN:0361-0160
Contains:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal