17th+Century+England+-+Religion

Religious Art


 * The king and parliament clashed with religious issues, as the monastery governed the throne.
 * King vs. Parliament
 * During this time, one had to be a member of the Protestant Church of England; it was inflexible. If not a member- exiled.
 * Roman Catholics practiced in secret- usually in the Northwest region
 * After the English Civil War those who broke away form the Church of England grew stronger and more independant- these ideas began to flourish
 * Parliament tries to crack down on these indepent churches around the 1660s
 * 1672- Charles II issues Royal Declaration of Indulgence however church says that the Kind does not have redemption from the law to non-conformists
 * 1673- Test Act- to ban non-conformists from holding public office
 * James II takes power in the 1680s and appoints Catholics to high posistions- later James II is forced to leave the throne and he fleds from England
 * William and Mary take the throne next.