Orthodoxy, Heresy and Treason in Elizabethan England

Between 1558 and 1570, Protestant and Catholic propagandists debated the claim of the English Church to be a true Church; after the excommunication of Elizabeth, the dispute moved on to whether Catholics were being executed for a political crime or sacrificing their lives for their faith. The irreco...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb,
Autor principal: Cross, Claire
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2019
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:Between 1558 and 1570, Protestant and Catholic propagandists debated the claim of the English Church to be a true Church; after the excommunication of Elizabeth, the dispute moved on to whether Catholics were being executed for a political crime or sacrificing their lives for their faith. The irreconcilable positions of the two sides concerning orthodoxy, heresy, and treason form the subject of this essay.