House Divided

This research monograph is a long needed one volume approach to not only the subject but to the extensive contributions to English religious history made by Duffy, MacCulloch, Wormsley, Haigh and a number of others. Its great strength is positing an armature of viviparous politics and social tensions that continually broke down attempts at a single vision for Anglicanism despite all official Church and State efforts.Chapter 1 “Lord, Open the King of England’s Eyes” 1529–1547; Chapter 2 Tudor Church Militant 1547–1553; Chapter 3 Fires of Faith 1553–1558; Chapter 4 “No name calling” 1558–1570; Chapter 5 “Christian my name, Catholic my surname” 1570–1603; Chapter 6 The Beauty of Holiness and its Consequences 1603–1642; Chapter 7 A War of Religion, A Puritan Revolution 1642–1688; Chapter 8 The Church of England Triumphant 1660–1688; Chapter 9 A Measure of Toleration Achieved 1689–1829.