The Disintegration of the Tory-Anglican Alliance in the Struggle for Catholic Emancipation

The late 1820's, particularly the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, marked the end of an era in the history of the English Established Church. Earlier, for more than a century, the Anglican hierarchy had served as an appendage of the political system dominated by the landed interests; and sinc...

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Main Author: Lewis, Clyde J. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1960]
In: Church history
Year: 1960, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-43
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Summary:The late 1820's, particularly the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, marked the end of an era in the history of the English Established Church. Earlier, for more than a century, the Anglican hierarchy had served as an appendage of the political system dominated by the landed interests; and since the younger Pitt's time, the Church had functioned politically as an ally of the Tory Party. By the year 1827. however, churchmen faced a rapidly changing political environment.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3161615