First published between 1858 and 1870, Froude's influential twelve-volume history of the English Reformation contends that Protestantism paved the way for modernity in England. Volume 1 recounts the last years of the Wolsey administration, the relationship between Church and State, and the marriage ...

First published between 1858 and 1870, Froude's influential twelve-volume history of the English Reformation contends that Protestantism paved the way for modernity in England. Volume 1 recounts the last years of the Wolsey administration, the relationship between Church and State, and the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.