When was Nicholas Sanders born and where did he grow up?
Nicholas Sanders was born around the year 1530 at Sander Place near Charlwood in Surrey. He entered a family with strong Roman Catholic leanings as one of twelve children.
Questions about Nicholas Sanders
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What happened to Nicholas Sanders during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland?
Nicholas Sanders landed a force of some 600 Spanish and Italian freelance troops at Smerwick harbour in Ireland to launch the Second Desmond Rebellion. The invasion fleet was captured by Sir William Winter, and the troops were massacred by the Irish Royal Army under Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, following the 3-day Siege of Smerwick in November 1580.
How did Nicholas Sanders die and when did his death occur?
Nicholas Sanders died of cold and starvation in the spring of 1581 after spending months as a fugitive in the south-west of Ireland. No body was ever recovered from the rugged terrain where he escaped into the hills following the massacre at Smerwick.
Which books did Nicholas Sanders write about English Catholics and the Reformation?
Nicholas Sanders published De visibili Monarchia Ecclesiae in 1571 which provided the first narrative of the sufferings of the English Catholics. His major unfinished work titled Of the Origin and Progression of the English Schism became a basis for later Catholic histories of the English Reformation.
Who edited or printed Nicholas Sanders' unfinished work On the Origin and Progression of the English Schism?
Edward Rishton supposedly printed the work at Cologne in 1585 but it was actually produced by Jean Foigny at Reims with William Allen having a large editorial role from the start. Rishton acted as an editor and moved the text towards martyrology using materials like the prison journal of the Jesuit John Hart.