Political Protest and Prophecy under Henry VIII Tapa dura - 1991

Great Britain: The Boydell Press, 1991. K5 - A first edition (First published 1991 stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, corners, and some sides, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 182 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In 1538 a Yorkshire vicar called John Dobson was executed for numerous `crymes and defaultes', notably having prophesied that an eagle `would spread his wings over the realm', that a crumb `would be brought low', and that scallop shells `would be broken and go to wreck'. Dobson's case is not an isolated incident during the tumultuous decade of the1530s, when Henry VIII's matrimonial crisis had become only one issue in a series of more widespread theological, ecclesiastical, social and political controversies. In their resistance to the power of the king and his government, opponents cloaked… Leer más

Woodbridge, England: Boydell Press, 1991. Hardcover. Would be brand new except book's dust jacket has a tiny closed tear at the bottom edge. 192pp.

Rochester, New York: The Boydell Press, 1991. Clean and tight with crisp text, no markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Rochester, New York: The Boydell Press, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.