Religious Divisions and Conflict Pt.3
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- Religious divisions and conflicts Pt.3
- Conflict over catholic influence in court.
- Charles' court was promiscuous.
- As with the political pragmatism, mirrored James I.
- Favourites were debauched, like Buckingham and and Rochester who died at 33 of alcoholism and syphilis.
- Number of high profile Catholics reinforced idea of popish conspiracy.
- Key Catholics at court:
- Henrietta Maria (Kings Mother)
- Catherine of Braganza (Kings Wife)
- Kings Brother, James Duke of York.
- George Digby, Earl of Bristol.
- Leading ministers of Cabal (67-74) were also an issue:
- Thomas Clifford was Catholic
- Arlington was catholic sympathiser.
- Key Catholics at court:
- Only under foreign policy did Charles drift, was constantly drawn to King Louis XIV, or rather his finances.
- Charles' aesthetic style of court reinforced the impression of Catholic influence being adopted. Baroque architecture, painting and music indoctrinated into court.
- Courtiers were frequently drunk.
- Charles' court was promiscuous.
- Charles' desire to broaden the Church of England at the restoration was stopped by the Political Nation.
- They remained more conservative than their monarch.
- Resulted in Rigid Anglican church alienated many dissenters who like the Presbyterians were essentially moderate and wanted to be loyal to the church and the state.
- These radicals suffered great persecution.
- Resulted in Rigid Anglican church alienated many dissenters who like the Presbyterians were essentially moderate and wanted to be loyal to the church and the state.
- Mostly, radicals and dissenters became more quiet after the restoration. However after 1660, slowly religion became more of a personal rather than a public issue.
- They remained more conservative than their monarch.
- Conflict over catholic influence in court.
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