The Caroline Captivity of the Church: Charles I and the Remoulding of Anglicanism 1625-1641

by Julian Davies

A scholarly and original study of the Church of England in the reign of Charles I, Davies's detailed analysis of religious policy and ecclesiastical practice offers a bold new interpretation of the Caroline Church, firmly based on documentary evidence. Davies examines the roles of Charles I and of Archbishop Laud, demonstrating both Laud's essential conservatism in religious matters and Charles's highly personal notion of sacramental kingship which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019820311X
• ISBN13: 9780198203117
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.8"