Bishops and power in early modern England / Marcus K. Harmes.

Armed with pistols and wearing jackboots, Bishop Henry Compton rode out in 1688 against his King but in defence of the Church of England and its bishops. His actions are a dramatic but telling indication of what was at stake for bishops in early modern England and Compton’s action at the height of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harmes, Marcus K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Subjects:
Bishops > England > Temporal power > History > 17th century.
Church and state > England > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1714.
Great Britain > History > Stuarts, 1603-1714.
England > Church history > 17th century.
Physical Description:222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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