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John Calvin and the English Catholics, c. 1565–1640
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Marshall, Peter, 1964 Oct. 16-. (2010) John Calvin and the English Catholics, c. 1565–1640. Historical Journal, Vol.53 (No.4). pp. 849-870. ISSN 0018-246X
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X10000488
Abstract
This article examines the assessments of John Calvin's life, character, and influence to be found in the polemical writings of English Catholics in the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods. It demonstrates the centrality of Calvin to Catholic claims about the character and history of the established church, and the extent to which Catholic writings propagated a vibrant ‘black legend’ of Calvin's egotism and sexual depravity, drawing heavily not only on the writings of the French Calvinist-turned-Catholic Jerome Bolsec, but also on those of German Lutherans. The article also explores how, over time, Catholic writers increasingly identified some common ground with anti-puritans and anti-Calvinists within the English church, and how claims about the seditious character of Calvin, and by extension Calvinism, were used to articulate the contrasting ‘loyalty’ of Catholics and their right to occupy a place within the English polity.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564, Catholic Church -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century, Catholic Church -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century, Catholic literature -- History -- 16th century, Catholic literature -- History -- 17th century |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Historical Journal |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0018-246X |
| Date: | December 2010 |
| Volume: | Vol.53 |
| Number: | No.4 |
| Number of Pages: | 22 |
| Page Range: | pp. 849-870 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0018246X10000488 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/3964 |
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