Modern History Theses: Recent submissions
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Secretaries, statesmen and spies : the clerks of the Tudor Privy Council, c.1540 - c.1603
(University of St Andrews, 2007) - ThesisThis dissertation studies the office of the clerk of the Privy Council, including discussions of the office itself, and the nineteen men who held that office between its creation, in 1540, and 1603. The dual focus on the ... -
The martyrology of Jean Crespin and the early French evangelical movement
(University of St Andrews, 1998-03) - ThesisJean Crespin's 'Histoire des vrays tesmoins' was the official martyrology of the French Reformed Church. Published in Geneva in 1554, this collection has been consistently quarried as a fundamental source for the study of ... -
Developing French Protestant identity: the political and religious writings of Antoine de Chandieu (1534-1591)
(University of St Andrews, 2007-07) - ThesisAs French Protestantism emerged in the 1550s, the young community needed charismatic leaders. The main impetus came from native pastors with strong links to Geneva. Antoine de Chandieu was a key figure amongst these men. ...