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This work presents a well-written and detailed history of Lowestoft, a town in the English county of Suffolk. Lowestoft is the most easterly UK settlement and the most famous city in the district. The author includes the history of old Yarmouth to explain the subject, as the rise of Lowestoft was associated with the fortunes of Yarmouth to a great extent. The author describes the place with vivid details and interests the readers with unknown facts. It is a must-read for all history enthusiasts. Contents include: Introduction Lowestoft in the 14th Century Lowestoft in Elizabeth's Time Lowestoft in the Times of Charles I and Charles II
This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people’s experience of religion, showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but a strong and vigorous tradition. For this edition, Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. “A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re-read, pondered and revered; a subtle, profound book written with passion and eloquence, and with masterly control.”—J. J. Scarisbrick, The Tablet “Revisionist history at its most imaginative and exciting. . . . [An] astonishing and magnificent piece of work.”—Edward T. Oakes, Commonweal “A magnificent scholarly achievement, a compelling read, and not a page too long to defend a thesis which will provoke passionate debate.”—Patricia Morison, Financial Times “Deeply imaginative, movingly written, and splendidly illustrated.”—Maurice Keen, New York Review of Books Winner of the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award
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