Godliness and Governance in Tudor Colchester

Godliness and Governance in Tudor Colchester
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 0472108905
ISBN-13 : 9780472108909
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Book Synopsis Godliness and Governance in Tudor Colchester by : Laquita M. Higgs

Download or read book Godliness and Governance in Tudor Colchester written by Laquita M. Higgs and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tudor period was a time of extremes when Henry VIII beheaded wives and Queen Mary executed non-Catholics. With the ascension of Protestant Elizabeth I to the throne, the borough of Colchester breathed relief and set about to establish a Godly society. Historian Laquita M. Higgs shows that Colchester provided one of the earliest illustrations of both the workings and tensions of Puritan town governance.


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