Acts of Uniformity

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The Acts of Uniformity were a series of English laws that mandated the use of the Book of Common Prayer and imposed religious conformity within the Church of England.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
Act of Parliament ⓘ
Act of Parliament ⓘ
Act of Parliament ⓘ
English statute ⓘ
series of laws ⓘ
appliesTo Church of England ⓘ
clergy of the Church of England ⓘ
public worship services ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
effect ejection of nonconforming clergy ⓘ
legal enforcement of Anglican liturgy ⓘ
penalties for nonconformist worship ⓘ
enforcedUseOf Book of Common Prayer in public worship ⓘ
hasPart Act of Uniformity 1549 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity

Act of Uniformity 1552 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity

Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity

Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
jurisdiction Parliament of England ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalConsequence disqualification of nonconforming ministers ⓘ
fines for absence from Anglican services ⓘ
legalStatus statute law ⓘ
mainSubject Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer 1549 ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer 1552 ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer 1559 ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer 1662 ⓘ
religious conformity ⓘ
opposedBy English Nonconformists ⓘ
Puritans ⓘ
linked to: Puritanism
partOf Clarendon Code ⓘ
Elizabethan Religious Settlement ⓘ
purpose to impose religious uniformity in public worship ⓘ
to mandate use of the Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
reignOf Charles II of England ⓘ
Edward VI of England ⓘ
Edward VI of England ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
religiousContext English Reformation ⓘ
Restoration settlement ⓘ
religiousDenomination Anglicanism ⓘ
year 1549 ⓘ
1552 ⓘ
1559 ⓘ
1662 ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

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High Commission Court → enforces → Acts of Uniformity ⓘ
Clarendon Code → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Clarendon Code → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
subject linked to: Clarendon Code enforcement
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Elizabethan religious settlement → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Elizabethan religious settlement → hasPart → Royal Injunctions of 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Cavalier Parliament → enacts → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Acts of Uniformity → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1549 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Acts of Uniformity → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1552 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Acts of Uniformity → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Acts of Uniformity → hasPart → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Edward Tudor → implementedReform → Act of Uniformity 1549 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Edward Tudor → implementedReform → Act of Uniformity 1552 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Nonconformism in England → associatedWith → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Persecution of Quakers in England → legalBasis → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Corporation Act 1661 → relatedTo → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Conventicle Act 1664 → relatedAct → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Five Mile Act 1665 → relatedTo → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Dissenters → subjectTo → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Tudor England → significantEvent → Acts of Uniformity ⓘ
post-Reformation England → hasKeyEvent → Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
English Catholics → subjectTo → Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Clarendon ministry → significantEvent → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Clarendon ministry → significantLegislation → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Samuel Annesley → removedFromOffice → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
William Bates (minister) → opposedTo → Act of Uniformity 1662 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity
Vestments controversy → relatedTo → Act of Uniformity 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Uniformity