Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland

Clerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534–1590

By:

James Murray

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

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This book examines the efforts of the Tudor regime to implement the 'English Reformation' in Ireland during the sixteenth century. Centred on the diocese of Dublin, the book challenges the traditional assumption that the Reformation was ultimately defeated by Tridentine Catholicism and Counter-Reformation missionaries. Instead, it contends that the most significant opposition came from a survivalist clerical elite who rejected the 'new religion' on the grounds that its adoption would ruin the English cultural ethos of the Pale community, of which traditional medieval Catholicism was a fundamental part. Thus, as well as demonstrating that the task of enforcing the Reformation was more formidable than has been accepted, and its failure more complex that has been assumed, the book also questions some commonly held assumptions concerning the contribution of religion to the formation of national identity on these islands.

Author Biography:

Dr James Murray has published a number of articles on aspects of Ireland's sixteenth century religious history. He is Director of Framework Implementation and Qualifications Recognition at the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland.

Release date NZ

February 12th, 2009

Author

James Murray

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

370

Series

Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

Dimensions

164x235x24

ISBN-13

9780521770385

Product ID

2761879

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