Les conséquences de l'Acte de Tolérance en Angleterre

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The two texts under consideration both deal with the consequences of Toleration, a remarkable transformation introduced in England during the 17th century. The first excerpt represents an Anglican negative view of Toleration, written by the Archdeacon of Norwich in 1691 and the second one a positive view of the plurality of religions written by a famous French author, François de la Rochefoucauld, in 1784.

After the break with Rome under Henry VIII that led to the creation of the Church of England and its new Protestant Identity, multiple religious strands have struggled in order to dominate the established Church. This diversity of affiliations created situations of persecutions and violent repressions, especially during the age of Cromwell who for example ordered the massacre of hundreds of Catholics at Drogheda in 1649.

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[...] According to La Rochefoucauld, religions are tolerated in England not by law, but in fact”. For him, facto” all the religions coexisted peace” as for example the different sects” in Bury. However, he notices two important distinctions. First, only the established Protestant religion had the right to “make itself heard” by practising in public or by ringing church bells. Indeed, the Church of England still had some advantages. Secondly, he points out the exclusion of Catholics from this legalization, referring to the Clarendon Code. [...]

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[...] The consequences of Toleration The two texts under consideration both deal with the consequences of Toleration, a remarkable transformation introduced in England during the 17th century. The first excerpt represents an Anglican negative view of Toleration, written by the Archdeacon of Norwich in 1691 and the second one a positive view of the plurality of religions written by a famous French author, François de la Rochefoucauld, in 1784. After the break with Rome under Henry VIII that led to the creation of the Church of England and its new Protestant Identity, multiple religious strands have struggled in order to dominate the established Church. [...]