Princes, Pastors and People

by Susan Doran, Stephen Morton, Christopher Durston

Princes, Pastors and People traces the many changes in religious life that took place in the turbulent years of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It is designed to make accessible to readers much of the most recent research, and to guide them through the major historical controversies of the last twenty-five * the causes of the English Reformation
* the popularity of the Elizabethan Protestant Church
* the impact of the Laudian innovations of the 1630s
* the Puritan attempt to control popular culture and belief. By adopting a thematic rather than chronological approach, the book is also able to chart the long-term developments across the period in key areas such as doctrinal and liturgical change, the role of the clergy, and the importance of religion in the everyday lives of people.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Dr Susan Doran is a British historian whose primary studies surround the reign of Elizabeth I, in particular the theme of marriage and succession. She has published and edited sixteen books, most notably Elizabeth I and Religion, 1558-1603, Monarchy and Matrimony and Queen Elizabeth I, part of the British Library's Historic Lives series.

She is currently a tutor and member of the history faculty at Christ Church, Oxford University where her specific area of interest is stated as being Early Modern British and European history. Previously, Doran was a reader in history, Senior Lecturer in History and Teaching Studies and Director of the History Programme at St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, part of the University of Surrey.

She is also a Director of Studies for history at Regent's Park College and Senior Research Fellow for History at Jesus College

Reviews

[Nicholas Abraham · Rating 3 out of 5]

A review of the English reformation, looking at both before and after Henry VIII. There are parts when this book is enjoyable and it flows, and there are parts when it is not and it does not. There are no footnotes, which is maddening. It seems to be written with a Roman Catholic bias.

[Baley Whary · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually didn't finish this book, but I'm not planning on it, so I'm adding it to the "Read" shelf. It's an in-depth analysis of the Church of England from 1500-1700, and it's really not that bad. I stopped reading it mainly because school began and I didn't feel like spending more time reading it. Plus, I wasn't all that interested. But it would be a great book for someone who is interested in the church at that time.

[Lauren Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that I'd take a step back--I've been reading such highly specialized histories of the period. At just under 200 pages, it was very much a cursory overview but the authors also provide very detailed "Suggestions for Further Reading" after every chapter. I thought it was a good course textbook if a little short.