| Fisher of Men: A Life of John Fisher, 1469-1535 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Dowling, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333746708 ISBN-13: 9780333746707 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Renaissance - Reference | Questions & Answers |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Critical Biography |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.98 lbs) 218 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Fisher, 1469-1535 was a figure of European stature during the Tudor age. His many roles included those of bishop, humanist, theologian, cardinal, and ultimately martyr. This study places him in the context of sixteenth-century Christendom, focusing not just on his resistance to Henry VIII, but also on his active engagement with the renaissance and reformation. |