The execution of 'rebel' priests in the Western Rising of 1549
The execution of 'rebel' priests in the Western Rising of 1549
This article explores the killing of priests by supporters of Edward VI's Protestant regime during the Western Rebellion of 1549. It begins by considering what previous historians have had to say on the subject - and by noting that they have differed quite sharply about the number of priests who died. The article then moves on to re-consider the primary evidence in depth, in order to establish what a minimum figure for clerical fatalities might reasonably be said to be - and concludes that that figure may well have been a good deal higher than has been appreciated hitherto.
Devon and Cornwall, Priests, Rebellion
755-777
Stoyle, Mark
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October 2020
Stoyle, Mark
95be1cdc-0205-4d36-b505-b1ddb4cde508
Stoyle, Mark
(2020)
The execution of 'rebel' priests in the Western Rising of 1549.
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 71 (04), .
(doi:10.1017/S0022046919001775).
Abstract
This article explores the killing of priests by supporters of Edward VI's Protestant regime during the Western Rebellion of 1549. It begins by considering what previous historians have had to say on the subject - and by noting that they have differed quite sharply about the number of priests who died. The article then moves on to re-consider the primary evidence in depth, in order to establish what a minimum figure for clerical fatalities might reasonably be said to be - and concludes that that figure may well have been a good deal higher than has been appreciated hitherto.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 September 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 April 2020
Published date: October 2020
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Devon and Cornwall, Priests, Rebellion
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434874
ISSN: 0022-0469
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