Laudians and the Elizabethan Church

'a novel and truly useful approach that is a welcome addition to studies of Laudianism and seventeenth-century English religion ... will prove fascinating to anyone interested in seventeenth-century England' American Historical Review 'Lane has provided rich pickings for all who work in this field, and has offered a stimulating and clear argument.' English Historical Review 'In this careful and incisive study of liturgical reform in the mid to late seventeenth-century Church of England, Lane examines the uses that Anglican divines made of Elizabethan precedents, and in so doing reveals a nostalgia for practices from an era that was both recent and yet quite remote.' Ralph Keen, University of Illinois at Chicago 'an interesting, illuminating and well-written book.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'Lane has produced a good study of religious conflict in early Stuart England, the appearance of Anglicanism, and the place of historical writing in religious controversy.' Sixteenth Century Journal

• Introduction: Laudianism, Prayer Book Conformity and the Idea of History in Early Modern England 1 Peter Smart and Old Style Conformity 2 Semper Eadem: The Laudian Clergy and Historical Polemic during the Personal Rule 3 Articles, Speeches and Fallen Bishops: Historical Arguments in the 1630s and 1640s 4 'Our Reformation': Laudian Uses of History during the Interregnum and Restoration 5 Peter Heylyn and the Politics of History in Restoration England Conclusion: History, Polemic and the Laudian Redefinition of Conformity