A Specimen Of Amendments Candidly Proposed

Behind every official history lies a chorus of sharp-eyed critics. Here, one of them steps forward. Voices clash across the centuries. John Constable’s 'A Specimen of Amendments Candidly Proposed' is a rigorous historical religious pamphlet challenging the accuracy and bias of an ambitious Church-History of England from 1500 to 1688. Line by line, it dissects a sweeping narrative of English Reformation history, exposing how accounts of monarchs, bishops and martyrs are shaped by religion and politics England could not keep apart. This is early modern polemic at close quarters: learned, combative and deeply engaged with the making of memory.For readers and researchers tracing Tudor and Stuart England, this church history critique opens a vivid window onto 16th and 17th century England, when Protestant-Catholic controversy defined both pulpit and parliament. It stands as a primary source for researchers and a demanding but rewarding read for church history students, revealing how rival confessions fought to control the story of the national church. Essential for any English church history collection or reformation history anthology, it captures the raw argumentative energy of the age. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.