A People’s Tragedy

Studies in Reformation

Professor Eamon Duffy

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English

SIGMA
02 March 2021

British & Irish history; Medieval history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Religion & beliefs; History of religion; Christianity

In his book ‘The Stripping of the Altars’, (Yale University Press) Eamon Duffy revolutionized English medieval studies. His thesis, the English Reformation was indeed ‘A People’s Tragedy’. By minute research into late medieval religious practice, Duffy demonstrated beyond dispute that popular religious practice on the eve of the Reformation was alive, indeed vibrant. This contradicted the theories of Reformation scholars such as A.G. Dickens that at the Henrician Reformation, it was out with the old and in with the new - the old being totally corrupt.

These are the themes that Duffy pursues again in this new book. But he introduces the readers here to a whole lot of new research, some of it archaeological, to demonstrate his point. Wall paintings, parish records, wood carvings, triptychs which show the true nature of medieval devotion. The detail is absolutely fascinating and shows the best of historical research. Walsingham, York Minster and Ely Abbey are among the places described.

Most of these studies are aimed at the intelligent general reader - anyone who loves to delve into new historical findings. In the latter part of the book, Duffy explains how the Reformation even today remains a battleground among scholars. This is Duffy at his very best.

By: Professor Eamon Duffy
Imprint: SIGMA
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 559g
ISBN: 9781472983855
ISBN 10: 1472983858
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Eamon Duffy is Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Magdalene College. He is the author of The Stripping of the Altars, Reformation Divided and Royal Books and Holy Bones and appears regularly on radio and television as an authority on religion and the Reformation in England.

Reviews for A People’s Tragedy: Studies in Reformation

Erudite, readable and acerbic ... [a] historian who, almost 40 years after publishing his first book, is still at the very top of his game. * The Tablet * This very readable collection poses some profound questions about the use of the past and the relation between meticulous scholarship and our understanding of the episodes that have contributed so profoundly to the way in which we view the world in our own day. * Rt Revd Lord Chartres, former Bishop of London (Church Times) *