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The Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
Roy Hattersley
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Description for The Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
Hardback. Throughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy - which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome - English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalised for the public expression of their faith. This book tells the story of the Catholics in Britain. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRAM2; HRAM9; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 47. Weight in Grams: 878.
The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history - 'a first-class storyteller' The Times Throughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy - which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome - English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalised for the public expression of their faith. Even after the passing of the emancipation acts Catholics were still the victims of institutionalised discrimination. The first book to tell the story ... Read more
The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history - 'a first-class storyteller' The Times Throughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy - which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome - English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalised for the public expression of their faith. Even after the passing of the emancipation acts Catholics were still the victims of institutionalised discrimination. The first book to tell the story ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
877g
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784741587
SKU
V9781784741587
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About Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley was elected to Parliament in 1964. He served in Harold Wilson's government and in Jim Callaghan's Cabinet. In 1983 he became deputy leader of the Labour Party. As well as contributing to a host of national newspapers, he has written twenty-five books, including The Edwardians; Borrowed Time: the Story of Britain between the Wars; In ... Read more
Reviews for The Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day
[Roy Hattersley] is very good: Catholics is a great read and spectacularly well-researched.... British Politics, especially the shipwrecked Labour Party, could do with a generation of Hattersleys - tough, committed, smart and cultivated.
Bryan Appleyard
Sunday Times
[An] elegantly written, sweeping account of Catholics in these islands from the Reformation to the present day. It's ... Read more
Bryan Appleyard
Sunday Times
[An] elegantly written, sweeping account of Catholics in these islands from the Reformation to the present day. It's ... Read more