Richard Rawlinson
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Richard Rawlinson FRS was an English clergyman and antiquarian collector of books and manuscripts, which he bequeathed to the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Richard Rawlinson
Nonjuring schism
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The Nonjuring schism refers to a split in the established churches of England, Scotland and Ireland, following the deposition and exile of James II and VII in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. As a condit
Richard Rawlinson
…support for the exiled Stuart royal family throughout his life. In 1716 was ordained as a deacon and then priest in the nonjuring Church of England (see Nonjuring schism), the ceremony being performed by the non-juring Usager bishop, Jeremy Collier. Rawlinson was, in 1728, consecrated as a bishop in the nonjuring church…
The Seven Bishops, June 1688; their acquittal was a key factor in the removal of King James II, but five became Non-Jurors out of conscience
Non Juror bishop George Hickes (1642–1715), the driving force behind the schismatic Non Juror church
Lady Elizabeth Hastings, typical of the High Church Tories associated with the Non Jurors, whose influence was far greater than their numbers
Charles Edward Stuart; after his death in 1788, the Scottish Episcopal Church ended the schism by taking the Oath to George III