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Exclusion Crisis, Newton Key
Exclusion Crisis, Newton Key
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The roots of Exclusion, the attempt to alter hereditary succession to the throne or limit the powers of a popish successor, lie in the years 1672-1673.
Richard Baxter, Newton Key
Richard Baxter, Newton Key
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Baxter was a controversial voice for church unionthroughout the religious turmoil of the Interregnum* and the Restoration*. A nonseparatingPuritan* who became a reluctant Dissenter*, he once labeled himself an"Episcopal-Presbyterian-Independent." Though he wrote unceasingly, he consideredhimself primarily a pastor and never accepted a position higher than curate orchaplain.
The Localism Of The County Feast In Late-Stuart Political Culture, Newton E. Key
The Localism Of The County Feast In Late-Stuart Political Culture, Newton E. Key
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On 29 June 1678, Huntingdonshire natives residing in or visiting London had the opportunityto witness a glittering entertainment, The Huntington Divertisement, or, an Enterlude For the Generall Entertainment at the County-Feast, held at Merchant-Taylors Hall. On 27 March 1690, Yorkshire natives, also feasting in Merchant Tailors Hall, were treated to a triumphant song by Thomas D'Urfey and Henry Purcell. These elaborate pieces, presented a dozen years apart and admittedly unrepresentative of the sermons, processions, and huzzas that graced usual natives feasts, are nonetheless worth analyzing for the issues and rhetoric that the artists and their patrons thought relevant. By examining …
Clarendon Code, Newton Key
Clarendon Code, Newton Key
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The five repressive acts regarding religion passed between 1661 and 1665. Though the legislation was named for the earl of Clarendon (Edward Hyde*) and supported by many of his strongly Anglican backers in the House of Commons, Lord Chancellor Clarendon repeatedly criticized and attempted to moderate the "sharp laws."
The Localism Of The County Feast In Late-Stuart Political Culture, Newton Key
The Localism Of The County Feast In Late-Stuart Political Culture, Newton Key
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On 29 June 1678, Huntingdonshire natives residing in or visiting London had the opportunityto witness a glittering entertainment, The Huntington Divertisement, or, an Enterlude For the Generall Entertainment at the County-Feast, held at Merchant-Taylors Hall. On 27 March 1690, Yorkshire natives, also feasting in Merchant Tailors Hall, were treated to a triumphant song by Thomas D'Urfey and Henry Purcell. These elaborate pieces, presented a dozen years apart and admittedly unrepresentative of the sermons, processions, and huzzas that graced usual natives feasts, are nonetheless worth analyzing for the issues and rhetoric that the artists and their patrons thought relevant. By examining …