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Glanmor Williams presents different views of Church History
propagated by English writers during the Reformation. Williams
introduces this topic by exploring the continental background,
including Luther's arguments, the opponents and Luther's influence
on important English authors of the sixteenth century. Almost as
soon as Luther came to communicate his sensibilities to others he
began to realise that defenders of orthodoxy would denounce them as
an intolerably presumptuous threat on the part of a single
misguided monk to fifteen hundred years of established authority in
the Church. Quite apart from the counter-arguments such as those
raised by the clerical controversialist, Eck, there was the obvious
and very serious objection against criticism of the Church, voiced
by the Emperor Charles V: "For it is certain", he protested, "that
a single monk must err if he stands against the opinion of all
Christendom. Otherwise Christendom itself would have erred for more
than a thousand years." On October 31, 1517, the then obscure
friar-professor, Martin Luther, pinned up his ninety-five arguments
on the church door at Wittenberg. He was, unknown to himself,
proclaiming doctrines which wer
All aspects of the cult of St David, patron saint of Wales, are
examined in this wide-ranging volume. The cult of St David has been
an enduring symbol of Welsh identity across more than a millennium.
This volume, published to commemorate the fourteenth centenary of
the death of the saint, traces the evidence for the cult of St
David through archaeological, historical, hagiographical,
liturgical, and toponymic evidence, and considers the role of the
cult and church of St David in the history of Welsh society,
politics, and landscape. The collection includesa new edition and
translation of the Life of St David by Rhygyfarch, based on the
text in British Library Ms. Cotton Vespasian A.xiv, as well as new
evidence concerning the relics of the saint enshrined in St Davids
Cathedral. J. WYN EVANS is the Dean of St Davids Cathedral.
JONATHAN M. WOODING is Director of the Centre for the Study of
Religion in Celtic Societies at University of Wales Lampeter.
Contributors: JULIA BARROW,JANE CARTWRIGHT, FRED COWLEY, JOHN
REUBEN DAVIES, OWAIN TUDOR EDWARDS, J. WYN EVANS, G.R. ISAAC,
DANIEL HUWS, DAVID HOWLETT, T.F.G. HIGHAM, HEATHER JAMES, JOHN
MORGAN-GUY, L.D.M NOKES, HUW PRYCE, C. BRONK RAMSEY, MARK REDKNAP,
RICHARD SHARPE, BERNARD TANGUY, +GLANMOR WILLIAMS, JONATHAN M.
WOODING, W.N. YATES.
Set against the background of populist rebellion, this work details
the exciting and romantic episodes in the life of Owain Glyndwr,
the Welsh leader who defied all the efforts of King Henry IV and
his powerful armies for 15 years while attempting to free the Welsh
people.
This is the first comprehensive account of the two decisive
centuries in Welsh history which followed the defeat of Owain Glyn
Dwr in 1415. In the process, surprising features emerge. The
fifteenth century, the `Cinderella' of Welsh history, is seen as
one of resilience and recovery from the protracted and destructive
Glyn Dwr rebellion, and of the emergence of ruling gentry families,
natives and settlers. The Tudor Act of Union in 1536-43 swept away
the outmoded lumber of medieval times and reorientated the country.
It confirmed strikingly royal authority and gentry domination but
along lines that had long been anticipated. The Renaissance and the
Reformation posed not only perils but opportunities. Responding to
the challenge with vigour and imagination, Welsh scholars and
patriots met with marked,if not complete, success. The Welsh
remained prouder and more conscious of their Welshness than has
usually been thought. This was an age of outstanding personalities
and achievements, as impressive as they were diverse: Owain Glyn
Dwr and Henry Tudor; Guto'r Glyn and John Dee; William Herbert and
Robert Devereux; Sion Cent and William Morgan; Mathew Gough and
Robert Mansel. Particular attention is given to the literature of
the age, Welsh and English, prose and verse, to illustrate all
aspects of a robust, colourful, and formative era.
This is the first comprehensive history of the two decisive
centuries which followed the defeat of Owain Glyndwr in 1415. The
fifteenth century was a time of resilience and recovery from the
Rebellion, and one which saw the emergence of ruling gentry
families, whose power, and that of the monarchy, was confirmed by
the Tudor Act of Union, 1536-43. This was an age of outstanding
personalities and achievements as impressive as they were diverse:
Owain Glyndwr, Henry Tudor, John Dee, Robert Devereux, William
Morgan, Matthew Gough, and Robert Mansell. Throughout, the Welsh
remained prouder and more conscious of their national identity than
has usually been thought.
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