:Politics, Censorship and the English Reformation

Abstract

Introduction: the Reformation and the English state. Part 1 Politics: the Royal Supremacy - a note in discussion the Essex Inquisitions of 1556 the enforcement of reaction, 1553-1558 the origins of English protestant nationalism the sense of identity among the Marian exiles relations between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches in the 16th century. Part 2 Censorship: the authorship and publication of Copye of a Letter sedition the theory and practice of censorship in 16th century England illicit presses and clandestine printing in England, 1520-1590 books and the English reformation prior to 1558. Part 3 The English Reformation: Martin Luther and the early stages of the English Reformation the Collegiate churches of County Durham at the time of the dissolution the dissolution of the diocese of Durham, 1553-4 Anabaptism and English sectarianism in the mid-16th century the bishops of the restored Catholic Church under Queen Mary the piety of the Catholic Restoration in England 1553-1558.