Lollardy and the Reformation in England
An Historical Survey

An important early twentieth-century study that argued for the importance of Lollard influences on the English Reformation.

James Gairdner (Author)

9781108017718, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 November 2010

598 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 kg

James Gairdner (1828–1912) was one of the foremost authorities of his day on the Tudor period. This four-volume historical survey (originally published 1908–1913) argues that the impetus for the English Reformation came from the Lollard movement of the late fourteenth century. A prolific researcher and editor, Gairdner devoted his career to English history, and his study is both meticulous and factually sound. His critics, however, were quick to observe that the Lollard hypothesis was tenuous, and this mature work is most valuable today to those interested in the history of Reformation scholarship. Volume 1 begins with an account of Lollard history from the fourteenth century to the eve of the Reformation. The second part of the volume focuses on the question of royal supremacy from an Elizabethan perspective looking back, and also includes a chapter on Sir Thomas More.

Preface
Book I. The Lollards: 1. The early Lollards
2. Of heresies, schisms, and councils
3. Writers against Lollardy
4. The eve of the Reformation
Book II. Royal Supremacy: 1. Forces at work in the Reformation before Queen Elizabeth
2. How the past was viewed under Queen Elizabeth
3. The church and heretics before the Act of Supremacy
4. Martyrs for Rome
5. Sir Thomas More's writings.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]