# A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2 Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes

Author: Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon), 1856-1933

Genre: Category: History - European

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52160

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## Summary

§ 4. England. Persecution and executions under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth. Charges of atheism. Lilly's polemic. Reginald Scot on witchcraft. The Family of Love. Hamond, Lewes, Kett. Apologetic literature. Influence of Machiavelli. Nashe's polemic. Marlowe, Raleigh, Harriott, Kyd. Protests of Pilkington and Hooker. Polemic of Bishop Morton. Shakespeare. The drama generally. Executions under James. Bacon. Suckling 1 § 5. Popular Thought in Europe. Callidius. Flade. Wier. Coornhert. Grotius. Gorlæus. Zwicker. Koerbagh. Beverland. Socinianism. The case of Spain. Cervantes 32 § 6. Scientific Thought. Copernicus. Giordano Bruno. Vanini. Galileo. The Aristotelian strife. Vives. R...

## Chapters

- [did. Positivism in the scientific sense cannot be committed to any](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/8/index.md)
- [VOLUME II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-freethought-ancient-and-modern-volume-2-of-2-351e6da4/chapters/9/index.md)