Clarendon Code

Definition

Four parliamentary acts passed between 1661 and 1665 to enforce Anglican conformity and restrict religious dissent.

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Paper 2

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The Clarendon Code was named after Clarendon, but he did not initiate every measure and opposed some of its harsher provisions.

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GCSE History · key term

Four parliamentary acts passed between 1661 and 1665 to enforce Anglican conformity and restrict religious dissent.

Used by AQA

Paper 2

1
The Clarendon Code was named after Clarendon, but he did not initiate every measure and opposed some of its harsher provisions.

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