Women Reformation Spain Scandi: From Spain to Scandinavia

In this fascinating and concluding volume in his series on the contributions of women to the Reformation celebrated historian Roland Bainton tells the stories of twenty-seven courageous figures - some famous some less well-known - all ardently committed to religious reform during the restless years of the Reformation. Baintons knack for combining an intimate knowledge of this historical period with a congenial and personal style of writing is once again on display in these memorable portraits of sixteenth-century women from Spain Portugal Scotland England Denmark Norway Poland Sweden Hungary and Transylvania.