The Execution of "Rebel" Priests in the Western Rising of 1549
This article explores the killing of priests by supporters of Edward VI's Protestant regime during the Western Rebellion of 1549. It begins by considering what previous historians have had to say on the subject - and by noting that they have differed quite sharply about the number of priests wh...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 755-777 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Western Rebellion
/ Catholic church
/ Priest
/ Execution
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IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation |
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Summary: | This article explores the killing of priests by supporters of Edward VI's Protestant regime during the Western Rebellion of 1549. It begins by considering what previous historians have had to say on the subject - and by noting that they have differed quite sharply about the number of priests who died. The article then moves on to re-consider the primary evidence in depth, in order to establish what a minimum figure for clerical fatalities might reasonably be said to be - and concludes that that figure may well have been a good deal higher than has been appreciated hitherto. |
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ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046919001775 |