Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 535 g
A Study of the Economic and Social Position of the Tudor Episcopate
Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 535 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-08761-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The Tudor bishops were men of power and influence within the English realm, both because they possessed spiritual authority and because they exercised lordship over great estates. This book examines their activities as temporal lords: it seeks to discover how wealthy they were and to what uses their revenues were put. Dr Heal draws upon much research undertaken by other scholars in particular dioceses and for particular prelates. The bishops possessed considerable wealth, but they had little security, for the crown effectively controlled their economic destiny, especially after the break with Rome in 1534. No study of the episcopate can therefore ignore the effects of royal policy, and this book combines an investigation into the attitudes and behaviour of the Tudor monarchs with its close examination of the fortunes of the bishops.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Organisation & Institutionen von Kirchen und Gemeinden
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. The bishops and the prelude to Reformation; 2. Land and social authority before the Reformation; 3. The revenues of the bishops and the Valor Ecclesiasticus; 4. Expenditure and conspicuous consumption; 5. Henry VIII and the beginnings of appropriation; 6. Change and restitution; 7. The consequences of the break with Rome: the bishops and society; 8. The consequences of the break with Rome: financial problems; 9. The Elizabethan Settlement and its aftermath; 10. The social responsibilities of the Elizabethan bishops; 11. The resources of the Elizabethan bishops; 12. Conclusion.
