(Hardback)

Compares the position of Catholic minorities in England and the Dutch Republic. This volume explores Catholicism as a minority culture that resorted to unorthodox means, both to retain its own identity, and to survive in a hostile political environment.

(Paperback)

This study compares the position of Catholic minorities in England and the Dutch Republic, looking beyond the tales of persecution that have dominated traditional historiography, focusing on the realities of Catholic existence. -- .