Henry VIII's Conservative Scholar: Bishop John Stokesley and the Divorce, Royal Supremacy and Doctrinal Reform

Product Description


Through a careful reexamination of manuscripts, archival materials, primary documents and other secondary sources, this book traces the central importance of one of Henry VIII's lesser known advisors. Bishop John Stokesley was deeply involved in the King's matrimonial controversies, in the development of royal supremacy theory, in both doctrinal and clerical reform and proved himself a conscientious pastoral shepherd. The result of this research draws attention away from the major figures of the Henrician period forcing the reader to consider the key events of the reign from a new perspective: that of an important conservative scholar and Bishop.


Review


«Chibi's devoted work stimulates thinking and matches that stimulation with a wealth of research. The book's complexity befits a time of great confusion in the life of the Church in England.» (Kevin Eastell, Moreana)
«Dr. Andrew Chibi does much to rehabilitate the work of a long marginalized bishop of London.» (Peter Newman Brooks, The Expository Times)
«...Dr. Chibi has written a book which all serious students of the Henrician Reformation should read.» (C.D.C. Armstrong, Journal of Ecclesiastical History)
«On ne peut que féliciter A.C. de lui [Stokesley] avoir consacré une étude aussi détaillée.» (Philippe Denis, Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique)



About the Author


The Author: Dr. Andrew A. Chibi was born in 1963 in London, Ontario and educated at the Universities of Windsor, Toronto and Sheffield. He is currently lecturer in Early Modern British and European History at Manchester Metropolitan University where he is researching the Henrician Episcopate.