Of Prelates and Princes : A Study of the Economic and Social Position of the Tudor Episcopate (Paperback)

1. The bishops and the prelude to Reformation; 2. Land and social authority before the Reformation; 3. The revenues of the bishops and the Valor Ecclesiasticus; 4. Expenditure and conspicuous consumption; 5. Henry VIII and the beginnings of appropriation; 6. Change and restitution; 7. The consequences of the break with Rome: the bishops and society; 8. The consequences of the break with Rome: financial problems; 9. The Elizabethan Settlement and its aftermath; 10. The social responsibilities of the Elizabethan bishops; 11. The resources of the Elizabethan bishops; 12. Conclusion.