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The origins of the Scottish Reformation /
The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the story. Drawing on fresh research and recent schola...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave,
2006.
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| Colección: | Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the story. Drawing on fresh research and recent scholarship, this book provides the first full narrative of the question. Focusing on the period 1525-60, in particular the childhood of Mary, Queen of Scots, it argues that the Scottish Reformation was neither inevitable nor predictable. A range of different?Reformations? were on offer in the sixteenth c. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847793850 1847793851 |