Archbishop Pole.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - Contens: 1. Family and Upbringing -- 2. The King's Servant -- 3. Rupture -- 4. Reform -- 5. Homecoming? -- 6. Legate and Archbishop -- 7. Consolidation and Crisis -- 8. Dying -- 9. Legacy. - This fresh exploration of the life, work and writing of Archbishop Pole, focuses particularly on Pole's final years (1556-58) as Archbishop of Canterbury. Fully integrating Pole's English and Continental European experiences, John Edwards places these in their historical context and signposts lessons for contemporary issues and concerns. Stressing the events and character of Pole's 'English' life, up to his exile in the 1530s, as well as in his final years in England (1554-58), this book explores his close relationship, both genealogical and emotional, with Henry VIII and Mary I. Portraying Pole as a crucial figure in the Catholic-Protestant division, which still affects Britain today, this book details the first, and so far last, attempt to restore Roman Catholicism as the 'national religion' of England and Wales. It tells the life-story of the hinge figure in forging English religious and political identity for several centuries. The final section of this book draws together important and illuminating source material written by Pole before and during his years as Archbishop of Canterbury. - John Edwards is a member of the Faculty of history and a research fellow at the Modern Languages Faculty, University of Oxford. He is a fellow of the George Bell Institute at Chichester University College, and has authored numerous books including The Spanish Inquisition and Mary I. ISBN 9781409420576