• The best books on The Reformation - Christianity In The West 1400-1700 by John Bossy
  • The best books on The Reformation - Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe by Brad Gregory
  • The best books on The Reformation - Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper
  • The best books on The Reformation - The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village by Eamon Duffy
  • The best books on The Reformation - For The Sake Of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation by R W Scribner

The best books on The Reformation, recommended by Peter Marshall

On October 31st 1517, Martin Luther, an unknown friar in an obscure town in eastern Germany may or may not have posted a list of complaints to the door of his local church. His actions would lead to what was later called ‘the Reformation’ — a grisly period in European history that nonetheless paved the way for a more tolerant and pluralistic society. Peter Marshall, one of the period’s leading scholars, talks us through the best books on the Reformation.