Catholic Nobles and the Elizabethan State, 1558-1588

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Wilfred Hammond

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A vivid exploration of how Catholicism endured far longer into the Elizabethan era and continued to shape the very identity of early modern England.

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List of Illustrations Preface Abbreviations & Conventions Maps Introduction 1. The Politics of County Religion 2. Protestant Coup and Phoney War 1558-68 3. Questions of Loyalty 1567-8 4. Marian Practisers and the Ideology of Revolt 5. 'Instruments of an Alteration': the Political Crisis of 1568-9 6. The Rebellion of the Northern Earls 1569-70 7. The British Crisis and the Bull 8. The Stanley-Gerard Conspiracy 1570-1 9. Noble Trajectories 1571-88 10. Conclusions Bibliography Index