Convent of wesel, the: the event that never was and the invention of tradition
Auteur :
Spohnholz, Jesse
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316643549
Date de publication :
16 janv. 2020
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
450 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Convent of Wesel was long believed to be a foundational but clandestine assembly of Protestant leaders. Jesse Spohnholz shows that this idea was a myth perpetuated by historians and record keepers since the 1600s and then explores what this means for the study of history.