The Counter Reformation In Europe 1901

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. THE COUNTER-REFORMATION IN ENGLAND. The Bull of Deposition of Elizabeth issued by Pius V.--The truce between Protestants and Romanists not broken for some time after its publication--The celebrated Cardinal Allen the breaker of the truce--A description of his career, including an account of his seminary at Douai--The object of that seminary the training of priests for the conversion of England--Description of the training-- Severe Act caused by the Bull of Deposition--A description of the spy system for the discovery of the agents of Rome--The means employed to elude the vigilance of the spies--The Jesuits afterwards engaged to assist the seminary priests--The Jesuits not at first numerous--Description of Parsons and Campian, and of their work in England--Severe measures of government--Description of the torture system--Severe Act against Romanists--The capture and death of Campian--Inquiry into the justice of the punishments inflicted--The raid on England a failure, and injurious to Romanism --Allen's political designs--Gregory XIII., Sixtus V. and Cardinal Allen at length successful in inducing Philip to undertake the invasion of England--Their original letters to him--Preparations for the Armada, and the sailing of it--Enthusiasm excited amcng the Spaniards and English--The country long warned of it--False economy of Elizabeth--Defeat of the Armada, and subsequ* dispersion by the storm--Reflections upon it PIUS V. had, as we have seen, carried on with great energy his war against the Reformers. In 1569 the triumph of the Counter-Reformation seemed to be near at hand. Pius saw at this time only one Power in Europe--England--which stood in the way of the complete success of the Papacy. He determined to strike a blow at her...

The reform of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century was historically as important as the contemporary Protestant Reformation. Though never committed solely to fighting Protestantism, it inevitably also became a Counter Reformation, since it soon faced the threat created by Luther and his successors. The century between the career of Ignatius Loyola and that of Vincent de Paul became a classic age of Catholicism. The lives of its saints, popes and secular champions could hardly be made more fascinating by any novelist. While paying due attention to the great characters, the author also considers the broader political, social and cultural features of the Counter Reformation. A.G. Dickens is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of London.

Surveys the conditions and events of the period, and analyzes the personalities of Martin Luther and Charles 5th.

For full description, see Renaissance Europe: Age of Recovery and Reconciliation, 2/e.