How anti-Catholic prejudice became a cornerstone of English identity
In short: This lecture explores the historical shift from a proudly Catholic medieval England to a nation defined by anti-Catholic sentiment, examining how religious persecution and political crises shaped a lasting national prejudice.
Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University, traces the origins of English anti-Catholicism to the persecution of Protestants during the 1550s. He examines how an idealistic historian helped crystallise this prejudice, and how various political crises—both real and invented—transformed his writings into a charter for paranoia.
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