An experience of defeat: George Bishop, from soldier to Quaker during the English Civil War and Interregnum.
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Title
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An experience of defeat: George Bishop, from soldier to Quaker during the English Civil War and Interregnum.
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Identifier
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AAI9020749
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identifier
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9020749
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Creator
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Castelucci, Maryann Feola.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Stuart E. Prall
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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History, European | Literature, English | Religion, General
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Abstract
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This dissertation explores the ideas and experiences of George Bishop, the seventeenth century English soldier, civil servant and Quaker. In so doing it aims at broadening the present understanding of the radicals during the period of the civil wars and Interregnum. During an intensely religious century, the radicals sought extensive reformation of political and church policies. They envisioned a godly society that would be based on truth and righteousness. In general they sought liberty of conscience, a check on the power of the executive and his ministers, and legal reform. They fought in the civil wars and strove to have their ideas accepted under the Commonwealth and Protectorate. Yet despite their efforts, they were disappointed with the policies and practices of the Cromwellian regime. Many of these disenchanted radicals subsequently joined the sectarian religions, including Quakerism, that emerged during the civil wars. By illuminating Bishop's disenchantment with political events in Bristol and London, and his subsequent move to Quakerism, this dissertation seeks to shed new light on the nature of the radicals' disillusionment and how sectarian religion became a valuable repository for their aspirations.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
