K. Kesselring

The Northern Rebellion of 1569

Faith, Politics and Protest in Elizabethan England

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Produktbeschreibung

This work offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England. Addressing recent scholarship on the Reformation and popular politics, it highlights the religious motivations of the rebel rank and file, the rebellion's afterlife in Scotland, and the deadly consequences suffered in its aftermath.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-36299-8
• 1st ed. 2010
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9781349362998
• ISBN-10: 1349362999
• Artikelnr.: 45081672

Autorenporträt

KRISTA KESSELRING is an Associate Professor of History at Dalhousie University, Canada, and has previously published Mercy and Authority in the Tudor State.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction An Impending Crisis? The Rebellion in the North The Rebels in Scotland The Aftermath Meanings and Memories Conclusion Bibliography

Rezensionen

'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