John Lingard's history of the English reformation: History of apologetics?

From: The Catholic Historical Review | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

People in the 19th century are too wise for such trash as forms Poper," (Gentleman's Magazine, 89 [April, 1819), 343).

In 1819 John Lingard published three volumes of his History of England.' His would be the first attempt by a Roman Catholic in modern times to write a comprehensive histo ry of England. Five hundred copies of these volumes, concerned with the pre-Reformation period, were sold within eight days. In 1820 and 1823, the volumes on the Reformation were published, and they have provided a battleground for histori:ms ever since. Even recently, Lingard has attracted the attention of ...

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