![]() | Making Toleration: The Repealers and the Glorious Revolution Subjects: Religious tolerance -- England -- History -- 17th century; James II King of England 1633–1701; Great Britain -- History -- James II 1685–1688; Religion and state -- England -- History -- 17th century; Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688; Gre; In the reign of James II, minority groups from across the religious spectrum, led by the Quaker William Penn, rallied together under the Catholic King James in an effort to bring religious toleration to England. Known as repealers, these reformers aimed to convince Parliament to repeal laws that penalized worshippers who failed to conform to the doctrines of the Church of England. Although the movement was destroyed by the Glorious Revolution, it profoundly influenced the post-revolutionary settlement, helping to develop the ideals of tolerance that would define the European Enlightenment. Sowerby Scott : Scott Sowerby is Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University. |
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