York 400 years ago: Reformation, religious change and social stress?

Posted on 16 October 2012

Professor Bill Sheils, of the Department of History, University of York, will be giving a lecture on the local impact of the Reformation as part of the 'York 800' series of lectures, studying the changing fortunes of the City across the ages.

Where: Bowland Auditorium, Berrick Saul Building

Admission is free and open to all

When: Wednesday 14th November, 2012, at 6.00 pm.

York at the end of the Tudor dynasty was still coming to terms with the changes of the Reformation which had taken place half a century before, and many institutions in the city were having to redefine their roles. Alongside these changes the city was still subject to periodic population crises with devastating social and economic effects in the short term for many of its citizens. This lecture will focus on these elements of the city's history at a period which has been identified as one of crisis generally for English towns.

For more information about the lectures in this series, visit the York 800 lectures webpages.