'marks a milestone in the study of early modern women: this six-volume anthology of primary material offers overwhelming evidence of the literary, political, and historical significance of enclosed Catholic Englishwomen in the centuries following the Tudor Reformations.' Early Modern Women Journal 'the editors are to be congratulated for putting the experiences of these nuns before us and restoring them to a central role in the history of the English Catholic community and to the history of Anglo-European relations.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'These six volumes do ample justice to the history of English women religious up to 1800 and is one of the major collections of original documents recently published relating to the history of English Catholicism. For this, the editors are to be congratulated.' Recusant History 'charts important new territory for a number of scholarly fields...these volumes will be a vital resource for anyone interested in modern Englishwomen's lives and writings. The substantial accomplishments of this first installment suggest that the three concluding volumes of this edition will be similarly groundbreaking.' Renaissance Quarterly 'a collection that should be available in every major university and research library' H-WRBI

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