In this fascinating collection of essays...Thomas Cranmer's career is set within the context of European politics and religion and his contributions to English liturgy and theology. The scope of the various essays is wide, encompassing his intellectual relations with Erasmus and Luther, his period of ambassadorial service on the Continent, his remarkable command of the English language at one of the most important periods in its development as a vehicle for intellectual and religious debate, and his extensive redrafting of a new code of law in place of the old ecclesiastical canon law. In each essay, exemplifying the work of both eminent and young scholars of the period, the readeris provided with a consideration of existing knowledge and interpretations of Cranmer's career, in conjunction with a variety of new and exciting possibilities for avenues of further research. Not only are the essays uniformly interesting and informative but they are also clearly and elegantly written. NOTES AND QUERIES [Michael Brennan]Contributors: BASIL HALL, DAVID SELWYN, SUSAN WABUDA, MARIA DOWLING, PAUL AYRIS, DAVID LOADES, BRYAN D. SPINKS, KENNETH STEVENSON, EAMON DUFFY, and RUDOLF W. HEINZE.