The Northern Rebellion of 1569 - Kesselring, K.
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The Northern Rebellion of 1569 offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England, in which a motley assortment of rebels fought under the banners of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to secure the restoration of Catholicism and an older way of life. Addressing recent scholarship on the Reformation and popular politics, as well a telling a tale of intrinsic interest, it highlights the religious motivations of the rebel rank and file, the rebellion's unexpected afterlife in Scotland, and the deadly consequences suffered in its aftermath. Following…mehr

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The Northern Rebellion of 1569 offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England, in which a motley assortment of rebels fought under the banners of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to secure the restoration of Catholicism and an older way of life. Addressing recent scholarship on the Reformation and popular politics, as well a telling a tale of intrinsic interest, it highlights the religious motivations of the rebel rank and file, the rebellion's unexpected afterlife in Scotland, and the deadly consequences suffered in its aftermath. Following the flight of Mary Queen of Scots to England and triggering the Pope's infamous excommunication of Queen Elizabeth, the rebellion was the centrepiece of a crisis that shook the Elizabethan regime. The only narrative study of the only serious rebellion in Elizabethan England, exploring the causes, course and consequences of this armed attempt to restore Catholicism to the country
Autorenporträt
KRISTA KESSELRING is an Associate Professor of History at Dalhousie University, Canada, and has previously published Mercy and Authority in the Tudor State.
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'This comprehensive and readable study acknowledges that religion was the crucial grievance that gave rise to the rebellion.' - James Kelly, The Tablet

'Krista Kesselring's new study of this revolt is therefore timely and welcome for scholars of northern history..a highly readable account.' - Maureen M. Meikle, Northern History

'...the clarity and accessibility of the prose will be appreciated by all readers.' - Peter Marshall, English Historical Review