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Tudor Conciliar Theorists, Daniel E. Mitchel
Tudor Conciliar Theorists, Daniel E. Mitchel
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This thesis analyzes a variety of sources such as printed books, diplomatic correspondence, letters, and notes, from which a description of Tudor ideas in relation to proposals to hold a general council can be derived. This Tudor Conciliar Theory has a definite beginning.
Henry VIII developed a flexible foreign policy to deal with continental suggestions to hold a general council of the church. The position which he took was that the English nation was not opposed to such a gathering, but on every occasion, matters of detail were used to block English participation. While these procedural details kept Henry from …