Reformation
First published in paperback in 2010 by
SAINT ANDREW PRESS
121 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 4YN
First published in hardback in 2009
Copyright © Harry Reid, 2009
ISBN 978 0 7152 0937 0
eISBN 978 0 8615 3678 8
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This book is for
Julie Davidson
Laura Fiorentini
Andrew McGowan
Paul Henderson Scott
and Stuart Trotter
Contents
A Tudor and Stewart Genealogy
Quotations
List of Popes
Key Scottish Martyrdoms
Timeline
Note on Contexts and Terms
The Key Players
Introduction
Prelude Two Kings, Two Kingdoms, One Church
3 The State of the Pre-Reformation Church in England and Scotland
Part 1 Luther
Part 2 The English Reformation to 1553
Part 3 The Splitting of the Continental Reformation
Part 4 Scotland Pre-Reformation
Context: Europe in the Mid-Sixteenth Century
Part 6 The Scottish Reformation
20 The Biggest Decision in Scottish History
Context: Europe in 1600