Religion, Politics, and Society in Sixteenth-Century England, Archer, W.<-

Religion, Politics, and Society in Sixteenth-Century EnglandAuthor(s): Ian W. Archer, Simon Adams, G. W. Bernard, Mark Greengrass, Paul E. J. Hammer, Fiona Kisbey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521054324, 978-0521054324\nSynopsis\nThis collection of hitherto unpublished material sheds important light on the English court and its relationship with a wider political society in the sixteenth century. The 'Journall' of political events covering [tel] and [tel], possibly by the 'commonwealth man' John Hayles, offers arresting insights on court politics, foreign affairs and events in the life of London. It is published alongside a related account of the rivalry between the Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland. Court religious ceremonial is illustrated through an edition of regulations for the royal chapel. The memoir of Jean Malliet, sent to England to solicit a loan for the beleaguered city of Ge.