Title: Henry VIII's conservative scholar
First published: 1997
Description: Through a careful reexamination of manuscripts, archival materials, primary documents and other secondary sources this book traces the central importance of one of Henry VIII's lesser known advisors. Bishop John Stokesley was deeply involved in the King's matrimonial controversies, in the development of royal supremacy theory, in both doctrinal and clerical reform and proved himself a conscientious pastoral shepherd.

The result of this research draws attention away from the major figures of the Henrician period forcing the reader to consider the key events of the reign from a new perspective: that of an important conservative scholar and Bishop.
Subjects: Biography, Bishops, Catholic Church, History, Reformation, Relations with bishops, Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603, Reformation, england
Places: England, Great Britain
People: Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547), John Stokesley (1475?-1539)
Time periods: Henry VIII, 1509-1547
LC classification: BX4705.S8336 C48 1997