High Commission
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The High Commission was a powerful ecclesiastical court in early modern England that enforced religious conformity and royal authority, often provoking controversy for its extensive and arbitrary powers.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church court
→
ecclesiastical court → royal commission → |
| abolishedBy |
Long Parliament
→
|
| abolishedInYear |
1641
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| aim |
maintenance of religious uniformity
→
protection of royal supremacy in the church → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Church of England
→
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| characteristic |
lack of jury trials
→
secret examinations → use of inquisitorial procedure → wide discretionary powers → |
| controversy |
accusations of arbitrary power
→
association with Laudianism → conflict with common law courts → persecution of Puritans → |
| country |
Kingdom of England
→
|
| hasRole |
censorship enforcement
→
church discipline → enforcement of religious conformity → instrument of royal authority → moral regulation → |
| jurisdictionOver |
blasphemy
→
clergy → heresy cases → laity → moral offences → nonconformity → |
| legalAuthority |
Act of Supremacy 1559
→
royal letters patent → royal prerogative → |
| location |
London
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|
| meetsAt |
Lambeth Palace
→
St Paul’s Cathedral precincts → |
| notableMember |
John Whitgift
→
Matthew Parker → Richard Bancroft → William Laud → |
| opposedBy |
Parliamentarians
→
Puritans → common lawyers → religious nonconformists → |
| power |
book licensing and censorship
→
deprivation of benefices → ex officio oath → examination of witnesses → excommunication → fines → imprisonment → suspension from ministry → |
| relatedTo |
Court of High Commission for Scotland
→
Court of Star Chamber → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
→
Protestantism → |
| timePeriod |
Elizabethan era
→
Stuart period → early modern period → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eleven Years' Tyranny
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judicialInstrument |
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Personal Rule (1629–1640)
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usedCourt |