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Notions of religious conformity in England were redefined during the mid-seventeenth century; for many it was as though the previous century's reformation was being reversed. Lane considers how a select group of churchmen - the Laudians - reshaped the meaning of church conformity during a period of religious and political turmoil.
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Introduction: Laudianism, Prayer Book Conformity and the Idea of History in Early Modern England 1 Peter Smart and Old Style Conformity 2 Semper Eadem: The Laudian Clergy and Historical Polemic during the Personal Rule 3 Articles, Speeches and Fallen Bishops: Historical Arguments in the 1630s and 1640s 4 'Our Reformation': Laudian Uses of History during the Interregnum and Restoration 5 Peter Heylyn and the Politics of History in Restoration England Conclusion: History, Polemic and the Laudian Redefinition of Conformity
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Calvin Lane
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Notions of religious conformity in England were redefined during the mid-seventeenth century; for many it was as though the previous century's reformation was being reversed. Lane considers how a select group of churchmen – the Laudians – reshaped the meaning of church conformity during a period of religious and political turmoil.
