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University of California Press

The Boy King

Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation
by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Author)
Paperback
Price: $34.95
Publication Date: Mar 2002
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: Omit British Commonwealth
Pages: 302
ISBN: 9780520234024
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Illustrations: 93 b/w illustrations
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About the Book

Diarmaid MacCulloch illuminates the significance of Edward's turbulent and neglected reign. He takes a fresh look at the life and beliefs of the young king and of the ruthless politicians who jostled for power around him. He analyzes the single-minded strategy of the Protestant Revolution and assesses the support it had among the people of England.

About the Author

Diarmaid MacCulloch is a Fellow of St. Cross College, Oxford, and Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University. His books include Suffolk and the Tudors (1986), The Later Reformation in England, 1547-1603 (1990); The Reign of Henry VIII: Politics, Policy and Piety (1995); and Thomas Cranmer: A Life (1996).

Reviews

“MacCulloch's enviable ease in unraveling complex theological and political positions . . . makes this a formidable achievement. A dramatic period of English history will never look quite the same again.”
— The Independent
“This is Reformation history as it should be written, learned, argumentative, and . . . never for a moment dull.”
— Times of London
“Award-winning author MacCulloch has written an interesting and informative study . . . [an] enjoyable and very readable book.”
— Library Journal
"This is Reformation history as it should be written, not least because it resembles its subject matter: learned, argumentative, and, even when mistaken, never dull."—Eamon Duffy, author of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580