Eighteenth Century Britain: Religion and Politics 1714-1815 - Religion, Politics and Society in Britain - Nigel Yates - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138154346 - January 27, 2017
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Eighteenth Century Britain: Religion and Politics 1714-1815 - Religion, Politics and Society in Britain 1st edition


Get an email once the item is available
Do you have a profile? Log in
Get notified about new Nigel Yates releases
Add to your iMusic wish list

Not rated yet

Also available as:

The church of the eighteenth century was still reeling in the wake of the huge religious upheavals of the two previous centuries. Though this was a comparatively quiet period, this book shows that for the whole period, religion was a major factor in the lives of virtually everybody living in Britain and Ireland. Yates argues that the established churches, Anglican in England, Irelandand Wales, and Presbyterian in Scotland, were an integral part of the British constitution, an arrangement staunchly defended by churchmen and politicians alike.

The book also argues that, although there was a close relationship between church and state in this period, there was also limited recognition of other religions. This led to Britain becoming a diverse religious society much earlier than most other parts of Europe. During the same period competition between different religious groups encouraged ecclesiastical reforms throughout all the different churches in Britain.


272 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 27, 2017
ISBN13 9781138154346
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 272
Dimensions 241 × 165 × 20 mm   ·   532 g
Language English  

More by Nigel Yates

Show all

More from the same publisher