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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, to be English and Catholic was to face persecution, financial penalties, and sometimes death. Yet some English Catholics prospered, reconciling their faith and loyalty to their country. Among the most prominent was George Calvert, an ambitious adventurer whose colonial enterprises eventually led to Maryland.
In founding Maryland, Calvert and his son Cecil envisioned a prosperous society based on peaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants. English and Catholic traces the development of their "Maryland Designe," the earliest attempt at religious freedom in America.
"A well-written contribution to the history of the Calverts and the founding of Maryland." — Choice
"A highly readable and engrossing story, and Krugler has vividly reconstructed and narrated it... An impressive achievement that sheds much light on the history of both colonial America and seventeenth-century England." — American Historical Review
"The whole narrative is adroitly woven around a central theme of opposing polarities of religion and politics, state and church, conformity and dissent." — Journal of American History
"This book has many virtues, not least as an account of the establishment of the only Catholic colony in colonial America, and the attempt to create a religiously pluralist society in an intolerant world." — English Historical Review
"This meticulously researched and well-crafted work will stand as the definitive study on the Lords Baltimore." — Catholic Historical Review
"A fine addition to the field... will be useful not only to students of early Maryland but those interested incourt politics, English Catholicism, and the development of religious toleration." — William and Mary Quarterly
John D. Krugler is a professor of history at Marquette University.
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Jaime Urrea
reviewed English and Catholic: The Lords Baltimore in the Seventeenth Century on November 19, 2017
English and Catholic: The Lords Baltimore in the Seventeenth Century
Starting from a humble beginning as the daughter of a Marine Corps Lieutenant, Brooke Astor's life is chronicled by Frances Kiernan in a slow-paced matter-of-fact way, until about the middle of the biography, when the author makes her connection to the main character, the Grande Dame of New York society, and the story takes off. The words then begin to sparkle and true admiration emerges to demonstrative heights as we get into some real meaty insights of this patriarch of Manhattan.
Brooke Astor had married three times and Kiernan tells her story as it was lived for the hundred plus years of Brooke's life. The great love she had for Vincent Astor and the wealth which was bestowed upon her and the Vincent Astor Foundation is breathtaking. Yet, through all this, Brooke only thought of the people of New York and making their lives culturally better. She endowed art projects, museums, parks, and many charities which needed assistance in the years when she was the chair of the Astor Foundation. Much to the chagrin of previous board and chair members, she imposed her will to those charities which needed special attention. As the years unfold, we are shown the strength of a lady who was indeed gracious, impeccable, and very strong minded in the face of others who had their own agendas to accomplish. She gave away over 200 million dollars!
We are given a glimpse inside her manipulations of those around her and how she was able to accomplish many great projects for the people of New York.
Her biggest disappointment was that of her son Tony Marshall, who allegedly took advantage of this strong lady towards the end of her life by swindling the foundation and her funds out of millions of dollars. He is currently under indictment and trial is set to begin in February 2009. He commenced his activities of taking control of her money when she was in her 90's and she died in 2007 at age 105. Replete with 24 pages of photographs, I heartily recommend this book, if only to see how the other half live.
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