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Medieval Norwich
Norwich is an important city today, but in Medieval times it was our second city and a centre of government power. Here is its story.
Tombland
During the political upheaval of Tudor-era England, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake must decide where his loyalties lie in "one of the best ongoing mystery series" for fans of Hilary Mantel (Christian Science Monitor). LONGLISTED FOR THE SIR WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Spring, 1549. Two years after the death of Henry VIII, England is sliding into chaos. The nominal king, Edward VI, is eleven years old. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, rules as Edward's regent and Protector. In the kingdom, radical Protestants are driving the old religion into extinction, while the Protector's prolonged war with Scotland has led to hyperinflation and economic collapse. Rebellion is stirrin...
Religious Politics in Post-reformation England
New scrutinies of the most important political and religious debates of the post-Reformation period. The consequences of the Reformation and the church/state polity it created have always been an area of important scholarly debate. The essays in this volume, by many of the leading scholars of the period, revisit many of the important issues during the period from the Henrician Reformation to the Glorious Revolution: theology, political structures, the relationship of theology and secular ideologies, and the Civil War. Topics include Puritan networks and nomenclature in England and in the New World; examinations of the changing theology of the Church in the century after the Reformation; the ...
The Dissemination of Saint George in Early Modern Art
Focusing on England, the German-speaking territories and the Italian peninsula, this book examines how Saint George’s image crossed boundaries and was disseminated. Alison Barker attempts to "dissolve" the boundary of the Alps through examination of images of Saint George, the "travelling" saint. She argues that George’s status as chivalric hero and Christian martyr made him uniquely qualified to cross boundaries in this way, especially through the networks of courts and court culture. Her research demonstrates how the highly recognisable iconography of Saint George’s image meant something different, depending on where he was represented and who was looking at him. Through four case studies that examine how he was depicted and viewed across boundaries of space and media, this book charts a multi-layered cultural network, linking different artists and audiences from three regions. Each case study makes a claim about Saint George and how he acts and is used by four sections of society: rulers, artists, corporate groups and the broad masses. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, religious history and Renaissance studies.
The Medieval Churches of the City of Norwich
The Medieval Churches of the City of Norwich - published by HEART and designed and edited by East Publishing - reveals the city's compelling ecclesiastical set, celebrating the churches as medieval works of art, as valuable social documents and as ancient places of prayer. Author Nicholas Groves, an acknowledged authority on the subject, describes in rich detail the 31 surviving medieval churches in Norwich city centre, as well as many lost since the Reformation. Contemporary photography and fascinating archive material capture the churches' history, architecture, stained glass, monuments and other exquisite features. Many of the contemporary photographs were entries in HEART's medieval churches photography competition in 2009: they reflect the many ways the buildings are viewed and valued by local people today. Includes material from interviews by Christina Lister, who met people associated with each of the 31 churches. This new book is a follow-up to the award-winning and very popular Norwich 12 guidebook, published by HEART in 2008.
St. George Tombland
Excerpt from St. George Tombland: Past and Present; A Contribution to the History of a Norwich Parish That can there be in the history of a small parish in a large city? is a question which we can imagine suggests itself to the readers of our title page. Let us consider for one moment. The history of our country, of which, save for that of one or two dark periods, we are proud, is only the concentration of the record of myriads of events, very many of which have occurred in her parishes. Every parish throughout the United Kingdom must contribute more or less; and in searching out its story is unfolded details (some very minute) which tend at least to illustrate the byways branching off as it...
