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Albert Pleysier was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He earned his doctor’s degree in European History from West Virginia University and is currently a professor at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Maps
The Birth and Growth of Anabaptism
Melchior Hoffman
Henry VIII’s break from Rome
Anabaptism arrives in England
The March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of Diplomacy
The Anabaptist Kingdom of Münster
The March Proclamation of 1535, An Act of Suppression
David Joris and the Bocholt Conference
Henry’s Continued Response to Anabaptism in England
The November Proclamation of 1538
The Six Articles
Anabaptism in England during Henry’s Last Years
Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary of Names and Titles
Bibliography
Index
Students will find [this book] a helpful guide to the more radical strands of the English Reformation and to some of Henry Viii’s religious diplomacy.
— Catholic Historical Review