The last of the prince bishops: William Van Mildert and the High Church movement of the early nineteenth century

This study examines the significance of the influential High Church 'Hackney Phalanx' at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and opens up a little-explored area of Anglican history. Drawing extensively upon original correspondence, Elizabeth Varley reconstructs the work of the Hackney...

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Main Author: Varley, E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1992.
In:Year: 1992
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Van Mildert, William 1765-1836
IxTheo Classification:KDE Anglican Church
Further subjects:B Van Mildert, William (1765-1836)
B Van Mildert, William
B Oxford movement ; England
B Oxford Movement England
B Oxford Movement (England)
B Van Mildert, William ; 1765-1836
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521390934
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Summary:This study examines the significance of the influential High Church 'Hackney Phalanx' at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and opens up a little-explored area of Anglican history. Drawing extensively upon original correspondence, Elizabeth Varley reconstructs the work of the Hackney Phalanx and their defence of traditional Anglican ascendancy against the forces of political and religious reform during the final crisis of the English confessional state. The study focuses upon William Van Mildert, Bishop of Durham from 1826–36, and shows that, while Van Mildert's influence as 'Prince Bishop' bore little resemblance to his medieval forebears, he made effective use of it to cause considerable irritation to the Whig establishment of the day, local and national. Varley brings skilfully to life many of the tensions of that time - political and ecclesiastical - which culminated in the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 and the passing of the Parliamentary Reform Bill in 1832.
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ISBN:0511555334
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511555336