Church of England 1570-1640The

Dr Foster traces the eventful history of the Church of England from shortly after its establishment in Elizabeth I's reign down to 1640, when it was on the verge of destruction. As well as analysing its principal features he considers the conflicting interpretations that this most controversial of periods has stimulated. He also provides a detailed chronological chart to help students with alternative readings of events and to prompt thoughts about how `facts shift according to different perspectives'. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES, PREFACE, Part One: The Background, 1. AN 'ELIZABETHAN CHURCH LEGACY'?, Part Two: Analysis, 2. THE CROWN AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, 3. THE EPISCOPATE, 1570-1640, 4. THEOLOGICAL DISPUTES AND FACTIONAL POLITICS, 5. A CLERICAL PROFESSION?, 6. CHURCH AND PEOPLE, 7 THE CHURCH IN THE 1630s, Part Four: Documents, CHRONOLOGY, GLOSSARY, 'CAST OF CHARACTERS', BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX