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English Reformations takes a refreshing new approach to the study of the Reformation in England. Christopher Haigh's lively and readable study disproves any facile assumption that the triumph of Protestantism was inevitable, and goes beyond the surface of official political policy to explore the religious views and practices of ordinary English people. With the benefit of hindsight, other historians have traced the course of the Reformation as a series of events inescapably culminating in the creation of the English Protestant establishment. Dr Haigh sets out to recreate the sixteenth century as a time of excitement and insecurity, with each new policy or ruler causing the reversal of earlier religious changes. This is a scholarly and stimulating book, which challenges traditional ideas about the Reformation and offers a powerful and convincing alternative analysis.
Prologue: The Religious World of Roger Martyn Introduction: Interpretations and Evidence PART I: A Church Unchallenged 1. Parishes and Piety; 2. The Priests and their People; 3. Books Banned and Heretics Burned; 4. Church Courts and English Law; 5. Politics and Parliament. PART II: Two Political Reformations 1530-1553 6. Divorce, Supremacy and Schism 1530-1535; 7. Religious Innovations and Royal Injunctions 1535-1538; 8. Resistance and Rebellion 1530-1538; 9. Reformation Reversed 1538-1547; 10. Edward's Reformation 1547-1553 PART III: Political Reformation and Protestant Reformation 11. The Making of a Minority 1530-1553; 12. Catholic Restoration 1553-1558; 13. Problems and Persecution 1553-1558; 14. Legislation and Visitation 1558-1569; 15. From Resentment to Recusancy; 16. Evangelists in Action. Conclusion: The Reformations and the Division of England
