Recusant History
Encyclopedia
Recusant History is an academic journal
dedicated to the study of Catholic history in England and Wales since 1535, currently published twice yearly by the Catholic Record Society
. The journal began publication in 1951 under the title Biographical Studies of English Catholics, under the editorship of the librarians and bibliographers A. F. Allison (of the British Library
) and D. M. Rogers (of the Bodleian Library
). With volume 5 (1959) the title was changed to Recusant History, a reference to recusancy
as a defining characteristic of early modern English Catholicism and a move away from the more strictly biographical focus of the early issues.
Academic journal
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dedicated to the study of Catholic history in England and Wales since 1535, currently published twice yearly by the Catholic Record Society
Catholic Record Society
The Catholic Record Society , "the premier Catholic historical society in the United Kingdom", founded in 1904, is a scholarly society devoted to the study of Reformation and post-Reformation Catholicism in England and Wales. Particularly active members in its early years were Joseph Gillow, J. H....
. The journal began publication in 1951 under the title Biographical Studies of English Catholics, under the editorship of the librarians and bibliographers A. F. Allison (of the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
) and D. M. Rogers (of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
). With volume 5 (1959) the title was changed to Recusant History, a reference to recusancy
Recusancy
In the history of England and Wales, the recusancy was the state of those who refused to attend Anglican services. The individuals were known as "recusants"...
as a defining characteristic of early modern English Catholicism and a move away from the more strictly biographical focus of the early issues.