A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and in Ireland
by William Cobbett
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8vo. ½ calf over marbled boards; spines with five raised bands, 2 black morocco labels, gilt lettered; leaf edges red speckled. London: Published by the Author. 1829. 2 volumes.
Although not a Catholic, Cobbett took up the cause of Catholic Emancipation. Between 1824 and 1826, he published his History of the Protestant Reformation, a broadside against the traditional Protestant historical narrative of the British reformation, stressing the lengthy and often bloody persecutions of Catholics in Britain and Ireland. At this time, Catholics were still forbidden to enter certain professions or to become members of Parliament. The law was no longer enforced, but it was still officially a crime to attend mass or build a Catholic church. Although the politician William Wilberforce also worked and spoke against discrimination against Catholics, Cobbett continued a strident and racist opposition to the noted reformer, particularly after Wilberforce published his Appeal in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies in 1823. Wilberforce, long suffering from ill health, retired the following year.
Boards and spines lightly scuffed, with some small splits at most hinges, with the front split of volume II being the most severe. Some foxing at initial and final leaves, 2 ink signatures; o/w pages are clean; book block a little loose; o/w Very Nice.
Although not a Catholic, Cobbett took up the cause of Catholic Emancipation. Between 1824 and 1826, he published his History of the Protestant Reformation, a broadside against the traditional Protestant historical narrative of the British reformation, stressing the lengthy and often bloody persecutions of Catholics in Britain and Ireland. At this time, Catholics were still forbidden to enter certain professions or to become members of Parliament. The law was no longer enforced, but it was still officially a crime to attend mass or build a Catholic church. Although the politician William Wilberforce also worked and spoke against discrimination against Catholics, Cobbett continued a strident and racist opposition to the noted reformer, particularly after Wilberforce published his Appeal in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies in 1823. Wilberforce, long suffering from ill health, retired the following year.
Boards and spines lightly scuffed, with some small splits at most hinges, with the front split of volume II being the most severe. Some foxing at initial and final leaves, 2 ink signatures; o/w pages are clean; book block a little loose; o/w Very Nice.
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- Title
- A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and in Ireland
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- William Cobbett
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- ½ calf over marbled boards; spines with five raised bands,
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- Place of Publication
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- Date Published
- 1829
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- Wilberforce, Catholicism,
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