Recusancy England United Kingdom Europe


Catholics in England between the Reformation and Victorian times were known as "recusants" for the practice of not participating in the practice of the established Church of England. A subculture developed where Catholic families withdrew from the national life and were subject to sporadic persecution.








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See Also:
  • Recusant Historian's Handbook - Full text of a book to help those recusancy studying the Catholic church during the "penal years".
  • The Forgotten Martyrs - An account of a pilgrimage to commemorate the 1549 Catholic england rebellion in the West Country. Taken from the Latin england Mass Society\'s August 1999 Newsletter.
  • Thames Valley Recusants - The survival of Catholicism in Berkshire and Oxfordshire between Henry VIII and Catholic Emancipation. Includes maps, and complete illustrated book online.
  • The Recusant Group - A Yahoo! discussion group devoted to the study of English Catholic experience during the Penal Times between the Reformation and the Catholic Relief Act.


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