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Civic historical imagery and the construction of identity in York, c.1486-c.1603

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Civic historical imagery and the construction of identity in York, c.1486-c.1603

McLinton, Jason (1999) Civic historical imagery and the construction of identity in York, c.1486-c.1603. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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The author examines the effect that the English Reformation had on the civic historical imagery of York. This imagery was the outward physical manifestation of collective memory. The changes which the Reformation affected to civic drama, processions, regalia and record-keeping, to name but a few, are considered at length. For the elite of a great many English urban communities, the break with Rome meant a break with politically-useful Catholic traditions, traditions which were geared to instill civic order and deference. Many of them responded by creating a new civic and secular imagery, but York already had strong civic and secular traditions by the time of the split with Rome in 1534. Though a shift in emphasis had certainly occurred from the religious to the secular, York's historical imagery remained remarkably similar throughout the sixteenth century.

Divisions:Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > History
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:McLinton, Jason
Pagination:viii, 129 leaves ; 29 cm.
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M.A.
Program:History
Date:1999
Thesis Supervisor(s):Tittler, Robert
Identification Number:DA 320 M35 1999
ID Code:805
Deposited By: Concordia University Library
Deposited On:27 Aug 2009 17:14
Last Modified:13 Jul 2020 19:47
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