The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village

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  • Author : Eamon Duffy
  • Binding : Hardcover
  • EAN : 9780300091854
  • Edition : 1st Edition
  • ISBN : 0300091850
  • Label : Yale University Press
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Yale University Press
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 236
  • Package Dimensions : 1.10 inches (Height) x 9.58 inches (Length) x 1.45 pounds (Weight) x 6.47 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 2001-08-01
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • SKU : ACOUK_book_new_0300091850
  • Studio : Yale University Press

Eamon Duffy's monumental The Stripping of the Altars provided a new slant on the English Reformation. Duffy has now dug deeper into the same fascinating period. The Voices of Morebath is the story of a hamlet buried deep in the heart of Devon. The parish priest, Sir Christopher Trychay remained in office through the troubled times of the mid-16th century. During his long tenure he carefully recorded the impact of national events in his ordinary rural community.Trychay's account is unique because it is not a personal diary but a record of the parish accounts. Sir Christopher, however, was talkative and opinionated so the accounts are laden with the minutiae of parish life. Duffy weaves these otherwise cryptic details into the wider tapestry of events of the time, and by analysing the result shows the devastating revolution that took place in ordinary people's lives. As the drama unfolds we see the folk of Morebath forced from their secure Catholicism into the new religion of King Henry. After Edward's brief reign the villagers breathe a sigh of relief and haul out all their Catholic paraphernalia, grateful that Mary Tudor has restored the Catholic faith. Then it all goes for good once Elizabeth takes the throne.Duffy has given us history that is absorbing, readable and complete. His own enthusiasm for his topic gives the book a zest that takes it beyond the usual academic tome. Anyone the least bit interested in English history must not neglect this important book. --Dwight Longenecker

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