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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
1925, Burns Oates + Washbourne
in English
- Rev. [ed.], / with notes and preface by Cardinal Gasquet.
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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland.
1925, Burns, Oates & Washbourne
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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland: written in 1824-1827
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A history of the protestant reformation in England & Ireland
1899, Art & Book Company
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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
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A history of the Protestant reformation in England and Ireland: showing how that event has impoverished the main body of the people in those countries
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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland: showing how that event has improverished the main body of the people in those countries ...
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A history of the Protestant reformation in England and Ireland
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History of the Protestant reformation in England and Ireland.
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A history of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland
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A history of the Protestant reformation in England and Ireland: written in 1824-1827
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Table of Contents
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. — Introduction i
CHAPTER II. — Henry VIII. — The Divorce.
Origin of the Catholic Church — History of the Church, in England, down to the time of the "Reformation" — Monasteries and Monks — Beginning of the "Reformation" by King Henry VIII. 21
CHAPTER III. — Henry VIII. — The Royal Supremacy.
Resistance to the King's measures — Effects of abolishing the Pope's supremacy — Death of Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher — Horrible murders of Catholics — Luther and the new religion — Burning of Catholics and Protestants at the same fire — Execrable conduct of Cranmer — The title "Defender of the Faith" 50
CHAPTER IV. — Henry VIII. — (continued).
Tyranny of Henry VIII. — Butchery of the Countess of Salisbury — Plunder — Celibacy of the Clergy — Comments upon the Bishops of Winchester — Hume's charges against the Monks, and Bishop Tanner's answer 76
CHAPTER V. — Henry VIII. — The Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Authorities relating to the effects of monastic institutions — The great utility of monasteries and the political wisdom in which they were founded — The appointment of Thomas Cromwell as royal vice-gerent — His proceedings in the work of plunder and devastation — The first Act of Parliament for the suppression of the monasteries 102
CHAPTER VI. — Henry VIII. — (continued)
Confiscation of the monasteries — Base and cruel means of doing this — The sacking and defacing of the country — Breaking up of the tomb of Alfred the Great — The King's wives, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard — Death of Thomas Cromwell — Death of Henry VIIL 123
CHAPTER VII. — Edward VI.
Edward VI. — The will of Henry VIII. — Perjury of the executors — The new Church, "by law established Robbery of the churches — Insurrections of the people — Treason of Cranmer and his associates — Death of the King
CHAPTER VIII. — Mary.
Accession of Queen Mary — Her mild and benevolent laws — The nation reconciled to the Church — The Queen's great generosity and piety — Mary's marriage with Philip II. of Spain — The laws and conduct against heretics — Fox's "Martyrs" 180
CHAPTER IX. — Mary and Elizabeth.
Mary at war with France — Capture of Calais by the French — Death of Queen Mary — Remarks on her acts — Queen Elizabeth. A reason for her being Protestant — Her cruel and bloody laws relative to religion — Her perfidy towards France — The disgrace she brought upon her government and her country by this perfidy — Her base and perpetual surrender of Calais M 212
CHAPTER X. — Elizabeth — (continued).
The Massacre of Saint Bartholomew — A tail-piece to it: the projected marriage of Elizabeth with the Duke of Anjou — Elizabeth's favourites and ministers : Leicester, Cecil, Walsingham, Paulet — History and murder of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland
CHAPTER XI. — Elizabeth — (continued).
Hypocrisy of Elizabeth on the death of Mary Stuart — The Spanish Armada — Elizabeth's poor-laws and her barbarous treatment of Ireland — Elizabeth's "Inquisition" — Terrible persecution of the Catholics — Racks and tortures employed by the Queen's agents — The Queen's death 265
CHAPTER XII. — The Stuarts. pass
Accession of James I. — Continued persecution of Catholics — The Gunpowder Plot — A contrast between this and Protestant plots — Charles I., his accession ; the Puritan revolt ; his "Martyrdom" — Oliver Cromwell's accession to power — The Second or "thorough godly" Reformation — The Restoration of Charles.
II. — Various plots ascribed to Catholics — Ingratitude of the King towards them — Reign of James II. — His endeavours to introduce general toleration — His imprudence — William of Orange invited over to bring in the "glorious" Revolution 289
CHAPTER XIII. — The Charges against James II., and their Refutation.
The Third Reformation, the "glorious" Revolution — The Revolution bore hard on the Catholics — Charges preferred by Parliament against James II. — Comments upon these charges and the refutation of them — Remarks upon Sidney, Russell, and other Protestant patriots — The Habeas Corpus Act passed in the reign of James II. — The Settlement of the American Colonies 312
CHAPTER XIV. — Results of the Reformation.
Triumph of William III. in England and Ireland — The War with France a "no popery" war — The war led to the great increase of taxation — Hence the origin of the National Debt, of Banks and Stock -jobbing, and of the Excise — Strictures on Bishop Burnet — The Septennial Bill due, as its preamble says, to a "restless and popish faction" — Taxation lea to the American Revolution — Charges preferred by the Americans against George III. 332
CHAPTER XV. — Results of the Reformation — (continued).
The American Revolution the first cause of Catholic relief — Enumeration of the penal laws against Catholics, and remarks thereon — The first relaxation due to fear — The French Revolution was "Reformation" pushed to the fullest extent — The second relaxation due to fear — The Penal Code in 1826 — Results of the "Reformation" on religion 354
CHAPTER XVI. — Impoverishment and Degradation of the People by the Reformation.
Former population, wealth, power, freedom, and happiness of England — Comparison with modern times — The progress of pauperism — Conclusion — Motives for writing the book
Notice. — Errata.
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