Persecuted. Alison Plowden.
by Plowden, Alison; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 40Institutions. Publisher: BBC History Magazine, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Catholics -- England | Freedom of religion | Freedom of religion -- Europe | Great Britain -- History | Persecution | Priest holes | Protestants | Protestants | Religious toleranceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "On 15 January 1535 Henry VIII finally broke off relations with the Pope, who had refused to grant him a divorce from his first wife, by formally declaring himself Supreme Head of the Church in England. This made it high treason for any of his subjects to deny this startling addition to the royal style....The king could--and did--execute Catholics for treason and burn Protestants for heresy." (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE) The author analyzes the history of religious persecution in England.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Persecuted, Sept. 2004; pp. 12-17.
"On 15 January 1535 Henry VIII finally broke off relations with the Pope, who had refused to grant him a divorce from his first wife, by formally declaring himself Supreme Head of the Church in England. This made it high treason for any of his subjects to deny this startling addition to the royal style....The king could--and did--execute Catholics for treason and burn Protestants for heresy." (BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE) The author analyzes the history of religious persecution in England.
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