Richard Bancroft and Elizabethan Anti-Puritanism |
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| Author:
| Collinson, Patrick |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-60698-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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This major new study explores the Elizabethan Puritan movement through the eyes of its most determined and relentless opponent, Richard Bancroft, later Archbishop of Canterbury. It analyses his obsession with the perceived threat to the stability of the church and state presented by the advocates of radical presbyterian reform.
This major new study explores the Elizabethan Puritan movement through the eyes of its most determined and relentless opponent, Richard Bancroft, later Archbishop of Canterbury. It analyses his obsession with the perceived threat to the stability of the church and state presented by the advocates of radical presbyterian reform.