Henry VIII and the Anabaptists

Albert Pleysier was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He earned his doctor’s degree in European History from West Virginia University and is currently a professor at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMapsThe Birth and Growth of AnabaptismMelchior HoffmanHenry VIII’s break from RomeAnabaptism arrives in EnglandThe March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of DiplomacyThe Anabaptist Kingdom of MünsterThe March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of SuppressionDavid Joris and the Bocholt ConferenceHenry’s Continued Response to Anabaptism in EnglandThe November Proclamation of 1538The Six ArticlesAnabaptism in England during Henry’s Last YearsConclusionAppendixGlossary of Names and TitlesBibliographyIndex

Students will find [this book] a helpful guide to the more radical strands of the English Reformation and to some of Henry Viii’s religious diplomacy.