A very good book on the Reformation in a European Context. It is tied into the Calvin Celebrations "Reformation, the Dangerous Birth of the Modern World" Harry Reid. Edinburgh 2009 ISBN 978 0 7152 0871 7 Edward > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [S-I] Oops book with records on Cromwell in Ireland > > Hi, I misspoke. I have Barnard's "Cromwellian Ireland: > English Government and Reform in Ireland 1649-1600". Very > dull book with great bibliography. > > In looking for readible renditions of the Reformation, I have > "The Reformation" by Owen Chadwick. which discusses the > European forum (ie where the Reformation took place), not the > specific English, though it includes it in a lot of detail. > All too often we forget we are Europeans, not just Brits, and > that the only way to make sense of things is the proper > historical context. This is particularly true of the > so-called "Glorious Revolution" (which was not so glorious > for Ireland and a great disappointment to our own ancestors > who were not awarded freedom of religion for their role in > it). There was actually a real war being fought in Europe at > the time and the battles in Ireland were a part of it. While > Queen Anne was inviting in German Lutherans (Palatines) and > forcing them to become Anglicans (or she'd hand them back), > she was trying to force our ancestors into the Anglican fold > as well. She had less success with them! > > Linda Merle > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message