The Works of Nicholas Ridley

by Nicholas Ridley

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 1843

Overview

Nicholas Ridley was one of the three Oxford martyrs. Along with Hugh Latimer and Thomas Cranmer, Ridley was tried and convicted of heresy under Queen Mary I. In 1555, outside Balliol College, Oxford, Ridley and Latimer were burned at the stake. The Works of Nicholas Ridley contains a collection of Ridley’s letters, treatises, and miscellaneous notes. Not only do these documents illustrate the views of someone at the forefront of the Protestant Reformation in England; they offer a window into the mind of a man who was willing to die for his beliefs.

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Key Features

• Biographical introduction
• In-depth index
• Appendix with correspondence from others to Ridley

Product Details

• Title: The Works of Nicholas Ridley
• Author: Nicholas Ridley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1843
• Pages: 543

About Nicholas Ridley

Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500-16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was burned at the stake, as one of the Oxford Martyrs, during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. Ridley is remembered with a commemoration in the Calendar of saints in some parts of the Anglican Communion on 16 October.