Map 1 (1000 x 827 pixels) Although not as easy to read as the map below, this version is quick loading and gives a good appreciation of the area covered.
Map 2 (2058 x 1701 pixels) Four times the size, and therefore much clearer, this map will open in a separate window making it easier to correlate with the text. You will need to use your vertical and horizontal scroll bars.
How Christianity Came to the Thames Valley (3rd-7th cent.)
Lollard Influence (1382 onwards)
The Thames Highway (16th-19th cent.)
The Early Catholic Martyrs (1534-1539)
The Religious Changes (1534-1558)
The Elizabethan Settlement (1558-70)
The First Missionaries (1570-1581)
The Press at Stonor (1581)
The Mission Becomes Established (1582-1588)
Thomas Belson (1583-1589)
Elizabeth's Later Years (1589-1603)
The Gunpowder Plot (1604-1606)
The Jacobean Period (1606-1625)
Charles I (1625-1642)
The Civil War (1642-1646)
The Commonwealth (1646-1660)
The Restoration (1660-1685)
The End of a Dream (1685-1700)
When Alexander Pope Lived in Berkshire (1700-1715)
Twixt Fifteen and Forty-Five (1715-1745)
Low Ebb (1745-1770)
A Little Relief (1770-1792)
The French Exiled Clergy (1790-1808)
Emancipation (1808-1829)
Appendices:
I’m finishing the second of two books written about Shakespeare by Joseph Pearce which also tell a lot about this period of time. I strongly recommend them. The Quest for Shakespeare and Through Shakespeare’s Eyes.
I guess I should say that both these books are about the strong case for Shakespeare being a Catholic, how he had to hide the fact and, how he celebrated the “Old Faith” in his work.
This is a “keeper!”