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.
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Note and Acknowledgements Conventions Introduction Cambridge The Humanist The Bishop The Preacher Heresy The Devotional Writer The Dissident The Cardinal Endnotes Bibliography Index
