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The Cradle of Laudianism? Westminster Abbey, 1558–1630

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2002

J. F. Merritt
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Abstract

Westminster Abbey has been surprisingly neglected by early modern historians. This article attempts to recreate a full sense of the institution and its character during this period, in order to build it into our picture of the post-Reformation religious landscape. The abbey, it is argued, continued to be an important religious institution, while its high-profile ceremonialism, coupled with strong secular and religious jurisdiction over the surrounding locality, may have served as an inspiration for the emerging Laudian movement. Nevertheless, the abbey and its school were never exclusively proto-Laudian in their religious character.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Ecclesiastical History , Volume 52 , Issue 4 , October 2001 , pp. 623 - 646
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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