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)

9781108035651, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 November 2011

616 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.5 cm, 0.77 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 9 covers Mary Stuart's marriage to Bothwell and her subsequent abdication, Protestantism in Europe, and the downfall of the Duke of Norfolk.

13. The murder of Darnley
14. Mission of De Villeroy
15. The Hamiltons make a party for Mary Stuart
16. Piety and dogmatic theology
17. Catholic reaction in England
18. Fresh uncertainties about the Queen of Scots.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]