Henry VIII and the Anabaptists

By (author) Albert Pleysier

Publication date:

01 April 2014

Length of book:

180 pages

Publisher

University Press of America

Dimensions:

237x161mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780761862963

Henry VIII and the Anabaptists describes a bloody chapter in the reign of the infamous Tudor king. The book begins with the birth of Anabaptism in the city of Zurich and follows the Anabaptists as they search for religious freedom across the European Continent and into England. Intolerant of religious diversity and sensitive to potential threats to his political authority, Henry’s suppression of the Anabaptists leaves them with two choices: recant or burn.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Maps
The Birth and Growth of Anabaptism
Melchior Hoffman
Henry VIII’s break from Rome
Anabaptism arrives in England
The March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of Diplomacy
The Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
The March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of Suppression
David Joris and the Bocholt Conference
Henry’s Continued Response to Anabaptism in England
The November Proclamation of 1538
The Six Articles
Anabaptism in England during Henry’s Last Years
Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary of Names and Titles
Bibliography
Index

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.