Bishops and Power in Early Modern England
Author | : Marcus K. Harmes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1472599918 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781472599919 |
Rating | : 4/5 (919 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bishops and Power in Early Modern England written by Marcus K. Harmes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with pistols and wearing jackboots, Bishop Henry Compton rode out in 1688 against his King but in defence of the Church of England and its bishops. His actions are a dramatic but telling indication of what was at stake for bishops in early modern England and Compton's action at the height of the Restoration was the culmination of more than a century and a half of religious controversy that engulfed bishops. Bishops were among the most important instruments of royal, religious, national and local authority in seventeenth-century England. While their actions and ideas trickled down to the.