UID:
almahu_9947415448902882
Format:
1 online resource (692 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139093392 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. British and Irish History, 15th & 16th Centuries
Content:
James Anthony Froude (1818–94), historian and disciple of Carlyle, published this twelve-volume history of the English Reformation between 1858 and 1870. The work is shaped by Froude's firm belief that the Reformation enabled the development of modernity and the rise of 'progressive intelligence' in England. His polemical stance was criticised by some historians, but his engaging narrative style and elegant prose made his work extremely popular with the general public, and the books were highly influential. The first six volumes consider the course of the Reformation from the break with Rome until the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, and the remaining six recount the reign of Elizabeth I, ending with the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Froude changed the title of this eleventh volume, having decided that the Armada marked the defeat of Catholicism in England, and the appropriate conclusion to his work.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108035675
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139093392
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