YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years-exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor England

The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster

Henry VIII's reformation remains among the most crucial yet misunderstood events in English history. This work presents the king as neither confused nor a pawn in the hands of manipulative factions. Henry, a monarch who ruled as well as reigned, is revealed instead as the determining mover of religious policy throughout this momentous period.