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The Gospel and Henry VIII : evangelicals in the early English Reformation

Alec Ryrie
The last years of Henry VIII's life, 1539-47, have conventionally been seen as a time when the king persecuted Protestants. This book argues that Henry's policies were much more ambiguous; that he continued to give support to Protestantism and that many accordingly also remained loyal to him. It also examines why the Protestants eventually adopted a more radical, oppositional stance, and argues that English Protestantism's eventual identity was determined during these years

eBook, English, 2003
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2003