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Reviews'His erudition is unrivalled, his industry indefatigable. He has traced the Puritan underground movement in detail, identified its agents, discovered its local centres and secret workings.'Hugh Trevor-Roper, Sunday Times, "[A] masterly work. A must for all libraries."--Choice"Dr. Collinson has a quality, rather rare in ecclesiastical historians, of humor. The erudition and detail of his work are enlivened by wit and irony, which does much to lighten a somewhat academic study."--The Economist"Excellent text, attractive presentation, good affordable price."--K.S. Sawyer, McCormick Theological Seminary"This work is the great standard in the field of Tudor history. It is one of the most important works for students to know. It is profound yet lucid. It has influenced many historians and scholars since its first publication."--Susan Wabuda, Fordham University, "[A] masterly work. A must for all libraries."--Choice "Dr. Collinson has a quality, rather rare in ecclesiastical historians, of humor. The erudition and detail of his work are enlivened by wit and irony, which does much to lighten a somewhat academic study."--The Economist "Excellent text, attractive presentation, good affordable price."--K.S. Sawyer, McCormick Theological Seminary "This work is the great standard in the field of Tudor history. It is one of the most important works for students to know. It is profound yet lucid. It has influenced many historians and scholars since its first publication."--Susan Wabuda, Fordham University, "[A] masterly work. A must for all libraries."--Choice "Dr. Collinson has a quality, rather rare in ecclesiastical historians, of humor. The erudition and detail of his work are enlivened by wit and irony, which does much to lighten a somewhat academic study."--The Economist "Excellent text, attractive presentation, good affordable price."--K.S. Sawyer,McCormick Theological Seminary "This work is the great standard in the field of Tudor history. It is one of the most important works for students to know. It is profound yet lucid. It has influenced many historians and scholars since its first publication."--Susan Wabuda,Fordham University, 'Dr Collinson has so many new and important things to say ... his admirably produced volume is a very substantial piece of historical revision which will certainly rank as "one of the essential books on sixteenth-century history."'The Tablet 'Patrick Collinson explains, in a brilliant piece of historical research how it was organised, how it was set in motion, who was responsible for what and when. It is a political or 'constitutional' book about a religious movement.''Dr Collinson's intelligent and important book on the Puritans in the late sixteenth century tells a fascinating and plausible story of the rise of a revolutionary movement and its ultimate destruction.', "[A] masterly work. A must for all libraries."-- Choice "Dr. Collinson has a quality, rather rare in ecclesiastical historians, of humor. The erudition and detail of his work are enlivened by wit and irony, which does much to lighten a somewhat academic study."-- The Economist "Excellent text, attractive presentation, good affordable price."--K.S. Sawyer, McCormick Theological Seminary "This work is the great standard in the field of Tudor history. It is one of the most important works for students to know. It is profound yet lucid. It has influenced many historians and scholars since its first publication."--Susan Wabuda, Fordham University, 'Dr Collinson's intelligent and important book ... tells a fascinating and plausible story of the rise of a revolutionary movement and its ultimate destruction.'Lawrence Stone, New Statesman, 'Patrick Collinson explains, in a brilliant piece of historical research, how it was organised, how it was set in motion, who was responsible for what and when. It is a political or 'constitutional' book about a religious movement.'J. P. Kenyon, Observer
Dewey Decimal285.9
SynopsisFirst published in 1967 and now available in paperback, this is an authoritative and revealing study of the Elizabethan Puritan Movement in 16th-Century England--its leaders, its organization, its divisions, and its campaign for achieving further reformation in the institutions, discipline, and worship of the Church of England., First published in 1967 and now available in paperback, this is an authoritative and revealing study of an important yet relatively unexamined force in English history. The Elizabethan Puritan Movement arose from discontent with the religious settlement of 1559 and the desire among many of the clergy and laity for a further reformation. The more radical wished to change the structure of the Church, substituting a presbyterian order for episcopacy. They became, in fact, a revolutionary movement whose clandestine organization and agitation through parliament constituted a serious threat to the state.