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... long reign. This document is basically composed of two distinct paragraphs, one dealing with a remote period in English history, namely the very introduction of Christianity in England, and the other one dealing with a much more recent period, i.e. the break with Rome allegiance, and Henry 8, Edward 6, and Mary's respective reigns. * * * The Queen in her letter is addressing the bishops, and plays on the constant contrast between the pronouns "your" and "our" : "our realm x 4 ; your church; your own Romish idolatry", implying that the bishops belong to a different church and even a different universe than her and her loyal subject, though they are members of the clergy of the Church of England. As a result, she is depicting the defenders of the Church of Rome as a foreign power. Indeed, according to her, the authority of ...