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'Fascinating ... a nuanced and complex picture of the Roman Catholic communtiy and its relationship with the Established Church ... ' Church Times
'Fascinating '¦ a nuanced and complex picture of the Roman Catholic communtiy and its relationship with the Established Church ... ' Church Times
'Fascinating ...' Church Times
'It is in the light of that changing scholarly understanding of Roman Catholics at the court of Charles I that this edited volume of newsletters ... is so interesting ... a nuanced and complex picture of the Roman Catholic community and its relationship with the Established Church ...' Church Times
Michael Questier's effort deserves to be taken onboard by Catholics, particularly in the light of the current efforts to reconcile currently conflicting factions within the Roman Catholic Church. There is no doubt that the arguements are entertaining and the insults hurled inventive. ... you will be rewarded.' Catholic Times
Michael Questier's effort deserves to be taken onboard by Catholics, particularly in the light of the current efforts to reconcile currently conflicting factions within the Roman Catholic Church. There is no doubt that the arguements are entertaining and the insults hurled inventive. ... you will be rewarded.' The Catholic Times
'Questier ... reveals the grounds for anxieties about Catholic involvement at court ... provided important primary source information for anyone eager to continue the work of Hibbard and Allison.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'Questier '¦ reveals the grounds for anxieties about Catholic involvement at court '¦ provided important primary source information for anyone eager to continue the work of Hibbard and Allison.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'... the letters offer fascinating contemporary comment on diplomacy and foreign affairs, court factions and personalities ... Thanks to his exemplary standards of editing (seldom seen in an age of rushed publication), Questier provides historians with all the scholarly commentary needed to use this little-known collection to illuminate Catholicism in the 1630s and the wider history of the reign of Charles I.' Times Literary Supplement
''¦ the letters offer fascinating contemporary comment on diplomacy and foreign affairs, court factions and personalities '¦ Thanks to his exemplary standards of editing (seldom seen in an age of rushed publication), Questier provides historians with all the scholarly commentary needed to use this little-known collection to illuminate Catholicism in the 1630s and the wider history of the reign of Charles I.' Times Literary Supplement