Elizabeth I and religion, 1558-1603
By: Susan Doran.
Series: Lancaster pamphlets
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Religion.; Reformation -- England.; England -- Church history -- 16th century.; England -- Church history -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Description: Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in the English and the 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 fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at the strength and weaknesses of Elizabeth I as Royal Governor, and of the Church of England as a whole.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73).