From Reformation to Emancipation
1534 - 1829
By Tony Hadland
© 1992, 2001 by Tony Hadland. All rights reserved. Except for study purposes, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the author. First published in hard copy as ISBN 0 9507431 4 3 in 1992. This electronic version (with additional illustrations and corrections) published in 2001. All drawings and photographs are by Tony Hadland and are his copyright except where otherwise indicated.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Map 1 (1000 x 827 pixels) Although not as easy to read as the map below, this version is quick loading and gives a good appreciation of the area covered.
Map 2 (2058 x 1701 pixels) Four times the size, and therefore much clearer, this map will open in a separate window making it easier to correlate with the text. You will need to use your vertical and horizontal scroll bars.
How Christianity Came to the Thames Valley (3rd-7th cent.)
Lollard Influence (1382 onwards)
The Thames Highway (16th-19th cent.)
The Early Catholic Martyrs (1534-1539)
The Religious Changes (1534-1558)
The Elizabethan Settlement (1558-70)
The First Missionaries (1570-1581)
The Press at Stonor (1581)
The Mission Becomes Established (1582-1588)
Thomas Belson (1583-1589)
Elizabeth's Later Years (1589-1603)
The Gunpowder Plot (1604-1606)
The Jacobean Period (1606-1625)
Charles I (1625-1642)
The Civil War (1642-1646)
The Commonwealth (1646-1660)
The Restoration (1660-1685)
The End of a Dream (1685-1700)
When Alexander Pope Lived in Berkshire (1700-1715)
Twixt Fifteen and Forty-Five (1715-1745)
Low Ebb (1745-1770)
A Little Relief (1770-1792)
The French Exiled Clergy (1790-1808)
Emancipation (1808-1829)
Appendices:
(A) Acknowledgements
(B) Bibliography
(C) Suggestions for Further Reading
(D) Useful Addresses
(E) Additional Notes
