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Calvinism, Reform and the Absolutist State in Elizabethan Ireland

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Mark A Hutchinson explores the complex religious landscape of Elizabethan Ireland, focusing on the persistent Catholic faith despite English efforts to enforce Protestantism. The book examines the interplay between the Protestant Reformation and the political ambitions of the emerging absolutist state, revealing how English policy and Calvinist ideals intersected during this turbulent period.
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Ideal for readers interested in the history of religion, political power, and Elizabethan Ireland, as well as scholars of Reformation studies and state formation.

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Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this ‘failure’ of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers.

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Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this ‘failure’ of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers.

Calvinism, Reform and the Absolutist State in Elizabethan Ireland presents an insightful analysis of these dynamics, exploring the intricate relationship between religious reform and political power.

Series: Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848935488

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 April 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 476g

Pages: 234

About the Author

Mark A. Hutchinson is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at Lancaster University, UK. Prior to this, Mark was a Junior Research Fellow at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, the Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study. He has also held a  Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship at University College Cork. Other recent publications include 'The Emergence of the State in Elizabethan Ireland and England, c.1575 to 1599', Sixteenth Century Journal (2014) and 'An Irish Perspective on Elizabeth's Religion: Reformation Thought and Henry Sidney's Irish Deputyship, c.1560 to 1580', in Elizabeth I and Ireland (CUP 2014).

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