The Northern Rebellion of 1569: Faith, Politics and Protest in Elizabethan England

by K. Kesselring

Overview

This work offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England. Addressing recent scholarship on the Reformation and popular politics, it highlights the religious motivations of the rebel rank and file, the rebellion's afterlife in Scotland, and the deadly consequences suffered in its aftermath.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230248892
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/17/2007
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

KRISTA KESSELRING is an Associate Professor of History at Dalhousie University, Canada, and has previously published Mercy and Authority in the Tudor State.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations vi

Preface vii

Abbreviations x

Introduction 1

1 An Impending Crisis? 10

2 The Rebellion in the North 45

3 The Rebels in Scotland 91

4 The Aftermath 118

5 Meanings and Memories 144

Conclusion 179

Notes 186

Bibliography 210

Index 225

Editorial Reviews

'This comprehensive and readable study acknowledges that religion was the crucial grievance that gave rise to the rebellion.' - James Kelly, The Tablet

'Krista Kesselring's new study of this revolt is therefore timely and welcome for scholars of northern history..a highly readable account.' - Maureen M. Meikle, Northern History

'...the clarity and accessibility of the prose will be appreciated by all readers.' - Peter Marshall, English Historical Review

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