Watts, S. (2008). The impact of Laudianism on the parish:. Midland Hist 33 (1). Vol 33(1), pp. 21-42.
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The impact of Laudianism on the parish: | ||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
the evidence of Staffordshire and north Shropshire | ||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Midland Hist 33 (1) | ||
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Midland History | ||
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33 (1) | ||
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21 - 42 | ||
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It has been suggested that the ecclesiastical reforms pursued by Archbishop Laud in the 1630s aroused such hostility that they were a major factor in exacerbating the tensions which resulted in the outbreak of civil war in 1642. This article examines churchwardens' accounts, consistory court records and visitation returns in an attempt evaluate the effects of Laud's changes on the parishes of Staffordshire and north Shropshire, the major part of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield. There is some evidence that in a few parishes the reforms met with hostility, or at least passive resistance, but evidence from more that the churchwardens implemented the changes required, even when considerable cost was involved. The most hostility was encountered in towns such as Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton where there was a strong puritan presence. The evidence of visitation records suggests that even in a diocese with a pro-Laudian bishop church officials were more concerned with the moral failings of the laity than the installation of altar rails or the details of behaviour during divine service. It seems that Laudian reforms heightened tensions where they already existed, but in many parishes were implemented without recorded problems, if, perhaps, without enthusiasm. | ||
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2008 | ||
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04 Aug 2008 |
