1. The evidence -- 2. England and Christendom -- 3. The secular church, I : the higher clergy -- 4. The secular church, II : the church and the lay power -- 5. The secular church, III : administration and government -- 6. The secular church, IV : the lesser clergy -- 7. The regular clergy -- 8. The laity and the church, I : canon law and the people -- 9. The laity and the church, II : the community of the parish -- 10. Worship and preaching -- 11. Beliefs and values
Summary
This text surveys all aspects of the Church's structure, role and relationship with the laity in the period 1485 to 1529. The picture that emerges is far from the corruption and instability of conventional wisdom and the varied sources also provide a vivid insight into Tudor life
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Originally published: 1993 by Longman Group UK Limited Limited
