Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster This exhaustive treatment of the Puritan movement covers its doctrines, its people, its effects on politics and culture, and its enduring legacy in modern Britain and America. This ambitious work contains nearly 700 entries covering people, events, ideas, and doctrines--the whole of Puritanism. Exhaustive and authoritative, it draws on the work of more than 80 leading scholars in the field. Impeccable scholarship combines with eminent readability to make this a valuable work for all readers and researchers from secondary school up.
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... Lord Chancellor 1513 Rise of Thomas Wolsey , who would 1532 Death of Archbishop Warham removes eventually serve as chief minister in Church ( Archbishop of York and Cardinal Legate ) and State ( Lord Chancellor ) obstacle to settlement ...
... Lord's Prayer ; Ten Articles Act brings strong Lutheran influences to bear on religious practice Lord Deputy St. Leger announces policy of " Surrender and Regrant " in Ireland to bring Gaelic Lords into a feudal relationship with the ...
... Lord and Lady Harington , their son Lord Harington , Dyke's con- temporary at Sidney , and a close friend of Prince Henry ( oldest son of James I , who died before he Dyke , Jeremiah could inherit the throne ) ; and his sister Lucy Har ...
Contents
List of Contributors | ix |
Acknowledgments | xvii |
Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America | 76 |
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