The Laudian Reforms Flashcards
What did the Laudian reforms aim to do?
Give examples for each
- To promote the beauty of religion
EG moving the altar and certain rituals - To promote order and hierarchy
EG appointing bishops, altar rails, clerical robes, Book of Common Prayer, courts, visitations - To undermine Puritanism
EG restricted preaching, Book of Sports, Book of Common Prayer
What did Harbottle Grimston, a common, compare Charles to?
“An angry wasp”
What did the Earl of Bedford say of Laud?
“The little thief put into the window of the church to unlock the door to popery”
What did historian John Morill say of Charles?
“It is almost impossible to underestimate the damage caused by the Laudians”
“A negligent King was was oblivious to the threat of popery”
BURTON, BASTWICK AND PRYNNE When was the case? What happened? What was the punishment? What can this tell us?
BURTON, BASTWICK AND PRYNNE
1637
- The men were convicted for publishing criticism on the reforms
- They were fined £500, publicly mutilated and imprisoned for life
- There was outcry, but in general, the case represented that the Laudian reforms were not being obeyed
Describe the decaying state of some of the churches in England
- Markets held in churches
- Animals kept there
- A church in Suffolk had been converted into an ale house
- People commonly used the church yard as a toilet
By 1640, what percentage of English parishes had their alters raised?
80%
Reflected a move in the direction of Catholicism
What was John Lilburne convicted of?
When?
What was his punishment?
What did this represent?
JOHN LILBURNE 1638
- Convicted of circulating Puritan pamphlets in London
- Sentenced to whipping through the streets of London
- Represent how strongly people felt against the reforms - they were willing to risk such severe punishment
Complete the sentence:
By the 16__’s, around _____ people had emigrated to ____ _____ to start a new ____ life
By the 1630s, around 15,000 people had emigrated to New England to start a new Puritan life
What did Peter Collinson say of Laud?
That he was “the greatest calamity ever to be visited on the Church of England”
Complete the sentence:
By the 16__’s, around _____ people had emigrated to ____ _____ to start a new ____ life
By the 1630s, around 15,000 people had emigrated to New England to start a new Puritan life
What did Peter Collinson say of Laud?
That he was “the greatest calamity ever to be visited on the Church of England”
