Author : Susan Doran
Release : 2002-01-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 331/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603 by : Susan Doran
Download or read book Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603 written by Susan Doran. This book was released on 2002-01-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and the resulting reforms. The changing beliefs of the English people are discussed, and the author charts the fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth I as royal governor, and of the Church of England as a whole.