REFORMATION

A.G. Dickens

Traditionalist

What type of Reformation did Dickens believe in?

'progressive' Reformation

What did Dickens believe was cause of Ref?

External European movements and long term dissent (Lollards)

How did Dickens describe Ref (2 words)?

Successful and fated

Keith Thomas

Revisionist (Religion and the Decline of Magic)

Keith Thomas beliefs

socioeconomic struggles post-Ref spurred puritanical fervour and providentialism

Christopher Haigh

Revisionist

What were Henry VIII's motives according to C Haigh?

Pragmatic

What were the conditions pre-Ref (Haigh)?

State-planned Ref - strong Catholic public

How did C Haigh describe the church under Henry VIII?

Rather more Catholic than planned

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Counter-Revisionist

MacCulloch's arguments

- 'modern' step

- Elizabeth - 'frozen incompleteness'

- blames role of intellectual debates > social approach by Haigh

Alec Ryrie

Post-Revisionist

Ryrie describes H8's motives as driven by

ravenous conscience

Ryrie emphasises the importance of

public engagement and cultural context

Ryrie: Eliz's Reformation was

conservative - 'no windows'

Ryrie: Puritans under Eliz

felt had stake but disillusioned

Margo Todd

Post-Revisionist

Todd - Scottish Ref was

successful and positive as implemented old traditions and gave order to church

Peter Marshall

Post-Revisionist

Marshall - importance of

public engagement

Marshall: Eliz I settlement

ambiguous and lead to religious factionalism, both laudians and calvinists cited

Raymond Gillespie

Post-Revisionist

Gillespie believes about Irish Ref:

failed due to Irish traditionalism and socioeconomic conditions which limited spread

Gillespie: commonalities between

Irish groups

Glanmor Williams

Post-Revisionist

Williams (wales): success because

historical subservience, vernacular texts, 13/16 bishops = national