Habsburg England : : Politics and Religion in the Reign of Philip I (1554-1558).

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions Series ; v.238
• Author: Velasco Berenguer, Gonzalo.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (362 pages)

"In Habsburg England, Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer offers a reassessment of the much-maligned joint rulership of Philip II of Spain and Mary I of England. Traditionally portrayed as an anomaly in English history, previous assessments of the regime saw in it nothing but a record of backwardness and oppression. Using fresh archival material, and paying full attention to the levels of integration and collaboration of Spain and England in the political and religious domains, Velasco Berenguer explores Philip's role as king of England, looks at the complexities of the reign in their own terms and concludes that during this brief but highly significant period, England became an integral part of the Spanish Monarchy"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements -- List of figures and tables -- List of family trees -- Abbreviations -- Note on the text -- Family trees -- Introduction: a reasonable regret? -- Monarchia universalis: England and Spanish imperial ideology -- Resistance and reception: rebellion, religion, and the coming of the Spaniards -- In such good concord: the Anglo-Spanish court of Philip I -- Rebuilding the church: Philip, the Spaniards and the reconciliation with Rome -- A communion of the faithful: Anglo-Spanish theological concerns -- Obedience to God and prince: religious prosecutions in England and Spain -- Conclusion: bound to each other -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.