A Companion to Tudor BritainRobert Tittler, Norman L. Jones A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles.
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... church exercised a powerful authority over individuals. Alongside aristocratic power stood the secular authority of the church and its princes. One-third of the land in England lay under the hands of the church. Monasteries alone ...
... church exercised a powerful authority over individuals. Alongside aristocratic power stood the secular authority of the church and its princes. One-third of the land in England lay under the hands of the church. Monasteries alone ...
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... church in England, the divorce represented an unprecedented opportunity for change. England had a long history of anticlericalism connected to the failures of the post-plague church to meet the spiritual needs of many in its flock. Some ...
... church in England, the divorce represented an unprecedented opportunity for change. England had a long history of anticlericalism connected to the failures of the post-plague church to meet the spiritual needs of many in its flock. Some ...
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... church such as pluralism and non-residence, longstanding practices that had denied the laity access to the sacraments essential for their spiritual welfare. In addition, a petition complaining about Roman ecclesiastical jurisdiction in ...
... church such as pluralism and non-residence, longstanding practices that had denied the laity access to the sacraments essential for their spiritual welfare. In addition, a petition complaining about Roman ecclesiastical jurisdiction in ...
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... church to act as an independent force. The Dispensations Act put the issuance of special privileges into the hands of English church authorities and limited the travel of monks. The heresy law was revised so that critics could speak out ...
... church to act as an independent force. The Dispensations Act put the issuance of special privileges into the hands of English church authorities and limited the travel of monks. The heresy law was revised so that critics could speak out ...
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Contents
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Part II Belief | 201 |
Part III People and Groups | 307 |
Part IV Culture | 401 |
Bibliography | 526 |
Index | 563 |
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