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The execution of 'rebel' priests in the Western Rising of 1549

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
0022-0469
755-777
Stoyle, Mark
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Stoyle, Mark
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Stoyle, Mark (2020) The execution of 'rebel' priests in the Western Rising of 1549. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 71 (04), 755-777. (doi:10.1017/S0022046919001775).

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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
Keywords: Devon and Cornwall, Priests, Rebellion

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Local EPrints ID: 434874
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434874
ISSN: 0022-0469
PURE UUID: 45e4ff10-e17b-466d-a0c6-e5c5da7fb3a4

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Date deposited: 29 Oct 2019 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 08:15

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