Books by R W Scribner
“The pictures are often extraordinarily scatological—a group of devils sitting on top of the gallows shitting out monks and friars and popes into a big pile lying beneath it.” Read more...
The best books on The Reformation
Peter Marshall, Historian
Interviews where books by R W Scribner were recommended
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Christianity In The West 1400-1700
by John Bossy -
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Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe
by Brad Gregory -
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Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
by Lyndal Roper -
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The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village
by Eamon Duffy -
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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
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.
