BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH REFORMATION

The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed the English religion and why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined the tradition view of the reformation as an event that occurred solely amongst the elite and Wilson shows that although the transformation was political and had a huge impact on the English identity, the English relationship with its European nations and how it informed the foundations of empire, it was a revolution from the ground up. By 1600, in just eighty years, England had become a radically different nation in which family, work; politics as well as religion were dramatically altered."and politics, as well as religion, were dramatically altered. Praise for Derek Wilson: ""Stimulating and authoritative."" (John Guy). ""Masterly. [Wilson] has a deep understanding of ...characters, reaching out across the centuries."" (""Sunday Times"")."