Patrick Collinson

Patrick Collinson is the leading historian of English religion in the years after the Reformation. This collection of essays ranges from Thomas Cranmer, who was burnt at the stake after repeated recantations in 1556, to William Sancroft, the only other post-Reformation archbishop of Canterbury to have been deprived of office. Patrick Collinson's work explores the complex interactions between the inclusive and exclusive tendencies in English Protestantism, focusing both on famous figures, such as John Foxe and Richard Hooker, and on the individual reactions of lesser figures to the religious challenges of the time. Two themes throughout are the importance of the Bible and the emergence of Puritanism inside the Church of England

Four Elizabethan dramatists -- Christopher Marlowe -- Shakespeare and the stoicism of Seneca -- Hamlet -- Ben Jonson -- Thomas Middleton -- Thomas Heywood -- Cyril Tourneur -- John Ford -- Philip Massinger -- John Marston

"This collection assembles twelve wide-ranging essays which present fresh interpretations of religious and social change in Reformation England, from the end of the Middle Ages to the seventeenth century. It presents new studies concerning the inculcation of Protestantism within the structure of the parishes, among the laity and throughout the institution of the English Church. The essays offer sophisticated analyses of the influence of theological debate, the impact of official religious policy and early print, and also the importance of doctrinal change, which create a mosaic of impressions of English religion in this particularly tumultuous time."--BOOK JACKET.

This is a lavishly illustrated history of Britain's greatest cathedral, from its Anglo-Saxon origins to the late twentieth century. Seven chronological chapters tell the fascinating story of Canterbury from 597 onwards, while a further five thematic chapters discuss the Cathedral School, the Archives and Library, the liturgy and music, and the monuments within the Cathedral. The contributors are all leading scholars and their chapters are based on the most up-to-date research. Their emphasis is on the people who, over the centuries, have formed the community of Canterbury and continued the tradition of Christian worship there for over a thousand years. It is a full and highly readable history, extensively illustrated with over 160 plates and figures.

"Emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister Sir Walter Mildmay in 1584." "It has played its role in all the movements of the twentieth century which have made Cambridge what it is today: in learning, teaching, sports and social life." "All these are reflected in the broadly conceived accounts by Patrick Collinson for the period 1584-1719 and Christopher Brooke for 1719 to the late twentieth century. A special feature of this book is Sarah Bendall's substantial account of the history of the college estates and college finances, on a scale and in a depth never before attempted for an Oxbridge college."--BOOK JACKET.