The Mission of the Jesuits in Ireland Under the Tudors
Abstract
The religious revolution in Europe has had momentous consequences in the history of western civilization since the sixteenth century. The unity of Europe was shattered; the culture of the people underwent a vast change. Few men of that period could have foreseen the mighty consequences of that struggle. Yet many men knew that they were playing heavy stakes and both sides fought desperately to win the whole of Europe to their cause. But neither side won; after two centuries of bloody conflict the battle ended in a draw.With the exception of Poland and Ireland, the north of Europe became Protestant, the south remained Catholic. The full significance of the saving of these two countries is evident today. Poland has been and is today Catholicism's outpost in the east of Europe. Ireland in the modern era has been the major challenge to the Protestant culture in the English-speaking world.
Subject Area
European history|History
Recommended Citation
Kirwan, Elizabeth J, "The Mission of the Jesuits in Ireland Under the Tudors" (1936). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28960346.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28960346
