‘Settling the Peace of the Church’: 1662 Revisited
N. H. Keeble
Abstract
The 1662 Act of Uniformity and the consequent ‘ejections’ on 24 August (St Bartholomew's Day) of those who refused to comply with its stringent conditions comprise perhaps the single most significant episode in post‐Reformation English religious history. This book brings together nine original essays, written by experts in the field, which on the basis of new research examine afresh the nature and occasion of the Act, its repercussions and consequences, and the competing ways in which its effects came to be shaped in public memory. It avoids partisanship to engage with episcopalian, nonconform ... More
The 1662 Act of Uniformity and the consequent ‘ejections’ on 24 August (St Bartholomew's Day) of those who refused to comply with its stringent conditions comprise perhaps the single most significant episode in post‐Reformation English religious history. This book brings together nine original essays, written by experts in the field, which on the basis of new research examine afresh the nature and occasion of the Act, its repercussions and consequences, and the competing ways in which its effects came to be shaped in public memory. It avoids partisanship to engage with episcopalian, nonconformist, and separatist perspectives; it understands ‘English’ history as part of ‘British’ history, taking in the Scottish and Irish experience; it recognizes the importance of European and transatlantic relations by including the Netherlands and New England in its scope; and it engages with literary history in its discussions of the memorialization of these events in autobiography, memoirs, and historiography.
Keywords:
Act of Uniformity,
Restoration,
nonconformity,
Church of England,
Black Bartholomew's Day,
Gilbert Sheldon,
Richard Baxter,
Presbyterianism,
episcopacy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199688531 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: December 2014 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199688531.001.0001 |
