History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth

First published between 1858 and 1870, this twelve-volume history argues that the English Reformation enabled modernity.

James Anthony Froude (Author)

9781108035620, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 November 2011

588 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.74 kg

James Anthony Froude (1818–94), historian and disciple of Carlyle, published this twelve-volume history of the English Reformation between 1858 and 1870. The work is shaped by Froude's firm belief that the Reformation enabled the development of modernity and the rise of 'progressive intelligence' in England. His polemical stance was criticised by some historians, but his engaging narrative style and elegant prose made his work extremely popular with the general public, and the books were highly influential. The first six volumes consider the course of the Reformation from the break with Rome until the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, and the remaining six recount the reign of Elizabeth I, ending with the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Volume 6 covers the reign of Queen Mary, her marriage to Philip of Spain and her efforts to restore Catholicism to England.

30. Queen Jane and Queen Mary
31. The Spanish marriage
32. Reconciliation with Rome
33. The martyrs
34. Calais
35. Death of Mary.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]