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Ministers of state: The established church in Lancashire during the English revolution, 1642-1660

Craven, Alex

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Alex Craven



Abstract

Between 1642 and 1660, the Church of England was directed and administered by centrally-appointed government committees, who oversaw the appointment of clerics, arranged generous salaries for many ministers, and undertook ambitious policies that would have revolutionised the medieval parochial structure of the Church. Yet these committees have rarely been discussed, largely because historians remain sceptical about the nature of the Church in this period, and have too often been distracted by doctrinal matters. This essay will analyse the key activity of these committees within Lancashire, the augmentation of clerical wages, and demonstrate that there was a functioning, national, established Church in existence during this period, and that, for some of the clergy at least, this was a golden age of doctrinal tolerance and financial remuneration. © The University of Leeds, 2008.

Citation

Craven, A. (2008). Ministers of state: The established church in Lancashire during the English revolution, 1642-1660. Northern History, 45(1), 51-69. https://doi.org/10.1179/174587008X256610

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jul 5, 2010
Publicly Available Date Dec 2, 2016
Journal Northern History
Print ISSN 0078-172X
Publisher Maney Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 45
Issue 1
Pages 51-69
DOI https://doi.org/10.1179/174587008X256610
Keywords Early modern Seventeenth Century history, England, Lancashire, religion, Church of England, Commonwealth Republic Committee of Plundered Ministers
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1014482
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174587008X256610
Related Public URLs http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/nhi/2008/00000045/00000001/art00008
http://www.maney.co.uk

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