Clerical responses to the Jacobite rebellion in 1715
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7793523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susannah Abbott (University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 193 |
| Pages | 332-346 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2281.00179 |
| OpenAlex | W1964119762 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article examines sermons published by Church of England clergymen and dissenters during the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. It shows that while some clergymen supported Jacobitism, most were determined to create a broad-based opposition to the Stuart Pretender. To achieve this, the clergy carefully selected themes and arguments to ensure that all English Protestants – radical dissenters, low churchmen and high churchmen – could join the campaign against the Pretender. Above all, clergymen used the language of anti-popery and preached the duty of Christian obedience to the king. In the immediate aftermath of the rebellion, however, this consensus began to break down, and divisions between high and low churchmen re-opened
Duty · Obedience · Political science · Politics · Theology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |