Books in the Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700 series

This study focuses on the Society of Jesus in France following the collapse of the Catholic League, and looks at how the Jesuits became an influential feature of the French church as well as their relationship with the authority of the monarchy.

Contains papers on the activity and intellectual character of the English Church under Mary, on Carranza's eventful life, particularly his activity in England, and on his often close collaboration with his friend Cardinal Reginald Pole, set in the wider context of sixteenth-century Catholicism.

Explores Catholic theology and spirituality according to the religious literature printed during the reign of Mary Tudor (1553-1558). After considering the historiography of Mary Tudor's reign, this book contextualises these writings through a brief history of the Marian church and a discussion of the authors and dedicatees.