Laudian religious reforms

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policy of the Church of England religious reform movement

Laudian religious reforms were a series of controversial changes to the Church of England under Archbishop William Laud that emphasized ceremonial worship, hierarchical authority, and uniformity, provoking strong opposition from Puritans and contributing to the tensions leading up to the English Civil War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Laudianism	2
religious policy of Charles I of England	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	policy of the Church of England ⓘ religious reform movement ⓘ
aimedAt	enforcing religious conformity ⓘ strengthening royal supremacy in religion ⓘ
appliedIn	Church of England ⓘ
associatedWith	Arminianism ⓘ
contributedTo	Bishops' Wars ⓘ surface form: Bishops Wars growing opposition to Charles I ⓘ outbreak of the English Civil War ⓘ political tensions in the 1630s ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
criticizedAs	crypto-Catholic ⓘ popish innovations ⓘ
discouraged	extemporaneous preaching ⓘ lengthy Puritan sermons ⓘ
emphasized	ceremonial worship ⓘ episcopal authority ⓘ hierarchical church order ⓘ liturgical uniformity ⓘ
endTime	1640 ⓘ
enforcedBy	Court of High Commission ⓘ Star Chamber ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Charles I of England ⓘ William Laud ⓘ
influenced	Caroline divines ⓘ later Anglican High Church tradition ⓘ
influencedBy	Arminianism ⓘ surface form: Arminian theology
introduced	altar rails in parish churches ⓘ eastward position of communion tables ⓘ greater use of set liturgical forms ⓘ increased use of vestments ⓘ
legalBasis	Petition of Right 1628 ⓘ surface form: royal prerogative of Charles I
namedAfter	William Laud ⓘ
opposedBy	Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: English Presbyterians Puritanism ⓘ surface form: Puritans Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
partOf	Laudian religious reforms self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: religious policy of Charles I of England
region	England ⓘ Wales ⓘ
relatedTo	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ Holiness movement ⓘ surface form: beauty of holiness movement
religiousTradition	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism
restricted	Puritan preaching appointments ⓘ lectureships ⓘ
resultedIn	execution of William Laud ⓘ impeachment of William Laud ⓘ
startTime	1620s ⓘ
timePeriod	Personal Rule (1629–1640) ⓘ surface form: Personal Rule of Charles I

Referenced by (4)

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William Laud → influenced → Laudian religious reforms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Laudianism

William Laud → movement → Laudian religious reforms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Laudianism

Laudian religious reforms → partOf → Laudian religious reforms self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: religious policy of Charles I of England

Personal Rule (1629–1640) → significantEvent → Laudian religious reforms ⓘ