Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.
Contents:
The godly, their opponents, and England's 'wars of religion' -- Norwich's reformation history revisited -- Immigration, Catholic conspiracy, and the rise of a godly moral order -- Urban magistracy and ministry, 1570-1619 -- An undercurrent of dissent, 1580-c. 1620 -- New directions in Episcopal government : the Samuel Harsnett years -- The 1624 Parliament, its repercussions and the case of St. Gregory's Parish -- Godly reaction : the Norfolk feoffees and the Tombland lectureship -- 'Some joyfully conformed, others frowardly opposed' : Matthew Wren and the 1636 stirs -- Puritan diaspora, 1636-1640 -- Puritan revolution, 1640-1643 -- Conclusion: godly reformers and their opponents in Norwich and beyond.
Summary:
"Close examination of the divided religious life of Norwich in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, with wider implications for the country as a whole"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies in modern British religious history, 1464-6625 ; v. 10
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