Religion: Conflict and Dissent key dates

1600s

Presbyterians established London membership ~ 1000

1620s

Baptists established membership 5 churches ~150members

1620s

Around 80 000 Puritans emigrate to Ireland, Dutch Republic and the Americas

1624

First Arminian royal chaplain published tract attacking Calvinist doctrine (King favouring Arminianism)

1625

Henrietta Maria becomes French Catholic queen

1626

York House conference

1627

George Abbot briefly suspended for refusing to deliver and Arminian sermon

1628

William Laud appointed bishop of London

1630s

Many high profile court figures had Catholic wives

1633

Laud appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

1635

Ambassador of the Pope welcomed

1637

Burton, Bastwick and Prynne published anti-Laudian pamphlets - Punished harshly

1638

Scottish national covenant + rebellion

1639

first Bishops’ war and Treaty of Berwick

1640

second Bishops’ war and Treaty of Ripon

1641

Root and branch petition

1640s

Puritan majority in the house of commons + Laudian doctrine removed

1640

Presbyterians only had 8 churches

1642

19 Propositions

1642

Only 1000 presbyterians in a city of 350 000

1643

Oath of Abjuration

1646

Newcastle Propositions

1647

Heads of Proposals and the engagement

1647

Press propagated public debate leading to arguments with parliament over religious freedom and radical social change

1649

Charles I, God’s representative on Earth, executed. rapid growth of radical groups

1650

blasphemy act

1656

Act of parliament

1657

James Naylor Case

1660

Restoration

1661

Venner’s Uprising, Corporation act

1662

Act of Uniformity, Quaker act

1664

conventicle act + George Fox imprisoned

1665

5 mile act

1667

conventicle act expired

1668

George Fox’s meeting in York

1672

Declaration of indulgence (1) Richard Frankland set up an academy

1673

test act

1678

Popish plot

1683

Rye house plot

1686

Godden V Hales

1687

declaration of indulgence + trial of seven bishops

1688

James’ II catholic heir + glorious revolution