TY - BOOK AU - Lake,Peter AU - Questier,Michael C. TI - The trials of Margaret Clitherow: persecution, martyrdom and the politics of sanctity in Elizabethan England SN - 9781441104366 U1 - 272.7092 LAK PY - 2011/// PB - Continuum KW - Clitherowe KW - Catholic Church KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Martyrdom KW - Christianity KW - Persecution KW - England KW - Church and state KW - Church history N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The story of Margaret Clitherow, a Catholic martyr, represents one of the most important yet troubling events in history. Her trial, execution and subsequent legend have provoked controversy ever since it became a cause celebre in the time of Elizabeth I. This work explores the complicated and controversial story of her demise ER -