Memory and the Dissolution of the Monasteries in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9781316516409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 300 str.

Harriet (University of Cambridge) Lyon

Opis

Explores the seismic impact of the dissolution of the monasteries, offering a new perspective on the English Reformation.

Recenzje

'Lyon's astute use of sources, traditional and material, has resulted in a fascinating and valuable contribution to Reformation history.' Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson, readingreligion.org

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. 'No news but the abbeys shall be down': reform, surrender, and suppression in the 1530s and 1540s; 2. 'Worthy of lasting memory': the dissolution in the early modern historical imagination; 3. 'Raised out of the ruins': monastic sites in the early modern topographical imagination; 4. 'Many pretty odd tales': monks, monasteries, and the sin of sacrilege in local tradition; Conclusion.