Fair Persuasions? The Implementation of Laudian Altar Policy in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
This article investigates the implementation of Archbishop William Laud's restoration of the altars in England in the 1630s, using the Diocese of Bath and Wells, where Laud's ally William Piers served as bishop, as a case study. In so doing, it raises questions about the character of the L...
| Published in: | Reformation |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Reformation
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Bath and Wells
B Churchwardens B William Laud B William Piers B Laudianism B Church of England |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article investigates the implementation of Archbishop William Laud's restoration of the altars in England in the 1630s, using the Diocese of Bath and Wells, where Laud's ally William Piers served as bishop, as a case study. In so doing, it raises questions about the character of the Laudianism more generally. William Prynne's history of the 1630s continues to influence historiography to the present day, but was constructed to portray Laud and his allies as tyrannical ideologues insensitive to the law, especially regarding the altarwise communion table. Churchwardens' accounts, which allow the Laudian Reformation to be tracked at the parish level, offer an alternative proposition. Here it is argued that Piers, in contrast to certain other Laudian' bishops but like Laud himself, was acutely conscious of his precarious legal situation. He adopted a nuanced approach to implementation, moving quickly to enforce the erection of table rails but playing the long game on the altarwise positioning. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-0738 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13574175.2018.1519178 |