Monsignor Philip Hughes's Rome and the Counter-Reformation in England chronicles the failed attempts of the Roman Catholic Church and local Catholics to return England to Catholicism after the Reformation, and examines the period and issues that bewildered Catholics at the time. The author encourages readers to understand the confusion and threats faced by their Catholic ancestors in the past, and to avoid relying too heavily on a 'history from the perspective of the present' perspective. In short, this book is a thorough historical study of the efforts and challenges of Catholicism in England during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, presenting a narrative of a failed but crucial effort for understanding the history of Catholicism in England.