The Puritans in Power
A Study in the History of the English Church from 1640 to 1660

Originally published in 1913, this book examines the effect of the Puritan Revolution upon the Church of England and the Universities.

G. B. Tatham (Author)

9781107633704, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 April 2014

292 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.37 kg

Originally published in 1913, this book presents a study of the effect of the Puritan Revolution upon the Church of England and the Universities, as institutions closely connected with the Church. The text focuses on the immediate and material results of the Revolution, rather than the influence exercised upon religious thought, the future history of parties within the Church or the relations of the Church to Dissent. Evidence is collected regarding the methods through which the Revolution was accomplished and the outward aspects of the Puritan movement. Appendices are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Puritanism, British history and the history of Christianity.

1. The prelude
2. The parochial clergy
3. Sequestration committees
4. The regulation of Cambridge University
5. The Puritan visitation of Oxford University
6. The fate of the ejected clergy
7. Religious freedom under the Puritans
8. Church property
Appendix 1. An inventory of Prestwich Rectory
Appendix 2. The case of Sylvester Adams
Appendix 3. The seizure of college plate at Cambridge
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]