Reading and writing during the dissolution: monks, friars, and nuns 1530-1558

In the years from 1534, when Henry VIII became head of the English church until the end of Mary Tudor's reign in 1558, the forms of English religious life evolved quickly and in complex ways. At the heart of these changes stood the country's professed religious men and women, whose institu...

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Subtitles:Reading & Writing during the Dissolution
Main Author: Erler, Mary Carpenter 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013.
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Erler, Mary C., Reading and Writing During the Dissolution: Monks, Friars, and Nuns 1530-1558] (2016) (Allen, Amanda Wrenn)
[Rezension von: Erler, Mary C., Reading and Writing during the Dissolution. Monks, Friars, and Nuns 1530-1558] (2015) (Janssen, Geert H.)
Further subjects:B Books and reading (England) History 16th century
B Books and reading ; England ; History ; 16th century
B Books and reading England History, 16th century
B Henry ; VIII ; King of England ; 1491-1547
B Christian literature, English Sources
B Christian literature, English ; Sources
B Mary ; I ; Queen of England ; 1516-1558
B England ; Church history ; 16th century
B Mary Queen of England (1516-1558)
B Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547)
B England Church history 16th century
B England Church history, 16th century
B Christian literature, English Sources
B Henry
B Mary
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781107039797
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Summary:In the years from 1534, when Henry VIII became head of the English church until the end of Mary Tudor's reign in 1558, the forms of English religious life evolved quickly and in complex ways. At the heart of these changes stood the country's professed religious men and women, whose institutional homes were closed between 1535 and 1540. Records of their reading and writing offer a remarkable view of these turbulent times. The responses to religious change of friars, anchorites, monks and nuns from London and the surrounding regions are shown through chronicles, devotional texts, and letters. What becomes apparent is the variety of positions that English religious men and women took up at the Reformation and the accommodations that they reached, both spiritual and practical. Of particular interest are the extraordinary letters of Margaret Vernon, head of four nunneries and personal friend of Thomas Cromwell.
Looking backward? London's last anchorite, Simon Appulby (1537) -- The Greyfriars Chronicle and the fate of London's Franciscan community -- Cromwell's nuns: Katherine Bulkeley, Morpheta Kingsmill, and Joan Fane -- Cromwell's abbess and friend: Margaret Vernon -- "Refugee Reformation": The effects of exile -- Richard Whitford's last work, 1541
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:1139626574
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139626576