Truong deftly places these characters in the borderland between inherited Buddhism and imposed Roman Catholicism.

A large number of Bohemian nobles were Protestant and they feared that a Catholic emperor would attempt to impose Catholicism on Bohemia.

Then, in the aftermath of Spain's failed attempt, in 1588, to impose Catholicism on the English, the new Protestant establishment had triumphed.

However, when the pro-Latin Lusignans took power, they tried to impose Catholicism and the European way of life.

As kings, the Lusignans attempted to impose Catholicism and the European ways.

As was customary when the Spaniards conquered an area, they imposed Catholicism on the Incas and used the Koricancha structure as a church.

When Ferdinand II attempted to impose Catholicism on largely Protestant Bohemia, the citizens of Prague rebelled, thereby opening the struggles of the Thirty Years War.

Many members feared that he had intended to use the standing army to suppress dissent or impose Catholicism.

Ignatius of Loyola initiated a strong campaign to impose Catholicism as the official religion.

James increased the size of the Army, and it was feared that he was attempting to use it to retain power in the face of Parliamentary opposition, and even impose Roman Catholicism.