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Marprelate tracts
Marprelate tracts. In 1588–9, six books and a broadside, published under the pseudonym of Martin Marprelate, were a severe indictment of the episcopal hierarchy and associated press censorship. Their rollicking irreverence made them the most popular prose satires of the period, but predictably incensed Elizabeth, the Privy Council, and the establishment. Some suspects were racked in order to identify the author, printers, and distributors, and writers such as Lyly and Gabriel Harvey commissioned to produce counterblasts. Despite the execution of Penry and the death in prison of Udall, the most probable author is now regarded as the puritan extremist Job Throckmorton.
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JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Marprelatetracts.html JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Marprelatetracts.html |
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Marprelate tracts
Marprelate tracts Satirical English pamphlets signed by the pseudonymous “Martin Marprelate”, which appeared in 1588–89. They featured scurrilous attacks on Anglican bishops, and were the work of Presbyterians who wished to discredit the episcopacy. ELIZABETH I, angered by them, prompted a search for the secret presses on which they were printed. Star Chamber prosecutions of leading ministers followed. Having appeared at a time when Presbyterian fortunes were already at a low ebb, the tracts probably served to discredit the movement still further with the public.
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"Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Marprelatetracts.html "Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Marprelatetracts.html |
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Marprelate tracts
Marprelate tracts In 1588–9, six books and a broadside, published under the pseudonym of Martin Marprelate, were a severe indictment of the episcopal hierarchy and associated press censorship. Their rollicking irreverence incensed Elizabeth, the Privy Council, and the establishment. Despite the execution of John Penry and the death in prison of Nicholas Udall, the most probable author is now regarded as the puritan extremist Job Throckmorton.
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JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Marprelatetracts.html JOHN CANNON. "Marprelate tracts." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Marprelatetracts.html |
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Marprelate Tracts
Marprelate Tracts. A series of violent and often scurrilous Puritan tracts attacking episcopacy, issued under the pseudonym of Martin Marprelate in 1588 and 1589.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Marprelate Tracts." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Marprelate Tracts." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-MarprelateTracts.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Marprelate Tracts." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-MarprelateTracts.html |
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