Oaths and the English Reformation
The practice of swearing oaths was at the centre of the English Reformation. On the one hand, oaths were the medium through which the Henrician regime implemented its ideology and secured loyalty among the people. On the other, they were the tool by which the English people embraced, resisted and ma...
| Summary: | The practice of swearing oaths was at the centre of the English Reformation. On the one hand, oaths were the medium through which the Henrician regime implemented its ideology and secured loyalty among the people. On the other, they were the tool by which the English people embraced, resisted and manipulated royal policy. Jonathan Michael Gray argues that since the Reformation was negotiated through oaths, their precise significance and function are central to understanding it fully. Oaths and the English Reformation sheds new light on the motivation of Henry VIII, the enforcement of and resistance to reform and the extent of popular participation and negotiation in the political process. Placing oaths at the heart of the narrative, this book argues that the English Reformation was determined as much by its method of implementation and response as it was by the theology or political theory it transmitted. Contents note continued: The professions of 1534 to 1536 as a response to previous oaths -- 4. Responses to the oaths of succession and supremacy -- Who swore and why some people refused to swear -- How people took the oaths of the Henrician Reformation -- 5. Oaths and the Pilgrimage of Grace -- Response as imitation: the administration of the pilgrims' oaths -- Response as interpretation: the pilgrims' oaths, the oath of succession, and loyalty to the king -- 6. Oaths, evangelicals, and heresy prosecution -- The traditional role of oaths in the prosecution of heretics -- The early evangelical response to heresy oaths -- Oaths and heresy trials in later Henrician England -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- A. The oaths of a bishop-elect to the Pope -- B. The oaths of a bishop-elect to the king in restitution for temporalities -- C. The promise of the bishops to renounce the Pope and his bulls -- D. The oaths of succession Contents note continued: E. Instructions for the visitation of the friars, their profession, and the profession of the other clerical institutions in 1534 -- F. The professions of bishops and universities in 1535 -- G. Post-1535 Henrician oaths of supremacy |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 1139086294 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139086295 |