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Toleration Act of 1689

Passed under William III, exempted dissenters from penalties if they took The Oath of Allegiance and accepted the 1678 Test Act, but still restricted them from public employment without loyalty to the Anglican Church.

Latitudinarianism

Moderate Anglicans who believed strict adherence to specific doctrines was unnecessary, supporting a broad-based Protestantism.

Deism

Philosophical belief rejecting divine revelation and miracles, asserting that reason and observation were sufficient to determine the existence of a single creator.

Unitarianism

Christian theological movement rejecting the Trinity, believing in one entity as God, and viewing Jesus as a human being inspired by God, not a deity.

Non-Jurors

Refused to swear allegiance to William and Mary, leading to suspension and deprivation of office, including Archbishop of Canterbury, William Sancroft.

Church in Danger Campaign

Tory-Anglican movement combating the rise of non-Anglican ideas and practices, fearing the threat of dissenters.

Act of Settlement (1701)

Disqualified 57 Catholic heirs from succession, ensuring the Crown could only pass to a member of the Church of England.