Factional Politics and the English Reformation, 1520-1540

Factional Politics and the English Reformation, 1520-1540 PDF Author: Joseph S. Block
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Incorporated
ISBN: 9780861932238
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Book Description
During the years from 1520 to 1540, both revolution and Reformation were introduced into England. The Royal Supremacy, conceived to meet Henry VIII's domestic needs, ended the jurisdiction of Rome, vested responsibility for the English Church with the crown and demanded uncompromising obedience to the new ecclesiastical order. Spiritual reformation came along with political revolution, bringing continental Protestantism to the heart of English religious life. In this situation, where the king wielded supreme authority, the emergence of different factions gave expression to differing allegiances, ideologies and centres of power.