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Recusancy

Recusancy (from Latin: recusare, lit. 'to refuse') was the state of those who remained loyal to the Catholic Church and refused to attend Church of England services after the English Reformation.

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Prominent historical Catholics in the United Kingdom

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Recusancy

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Edges117
Triples115
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
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Recusancy

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related to Recusant families · 52
Recusancy → Anglican, Arundells, Blundells, Carlisle, Carlisles, Castle Howard, Catholic, Cliffords, Cumberland, Dalberg-Acton, Dorset, Dukes, Earl Marshal, Earls, Effingham, England, Erringtons, Fitzalan-Howard, Fitzherberts, For
related to Other countries · 28
Recusancy → Anders Arborelius, British Crown, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christina, Church, English, Europe, Great Britain, Gustavus Adolphus, In, Ireland, Irish, Kristin Lavransdatter, Liturgical Struggle, Nobel Prize-winning, Notable, Queen, Reformation
related to history · 15
Recusancy → After, An Act, Catholics, Church, Elizabeth, England, England's, English Reformation, George III, It, Non-Catholic, Popish, Protestant, Reformed Christians, The
see also · 14
Recusancy → Bruges, Catholic, Catholic Church, Cæsar ClementCatholic Church, England, English ReformationNonconformismPapistPriest, Ireland, IrelandRecusancy, LiègeCrypto-papismDissenterEnglish DissentersDowry, MaryList, ScotlandColleges, St Omer, United KingdomCatholic Church, WalesCatholic Church

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catholic recusants catholics recusant england church english john reformation families family dissenters catholicism also laws including members converts shakespeare tract

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finesinstance ofThey imposed punishments0.80text
property confiscationinstance ofThey imposed punishments0.80text
imprisonment on recusantsinstance ofThey imposed punishments0.80text
the Howards andinstance ofThe recusant period reaped an extensive harvest of saints and martyrs.Among the recusants were some high-profile Catholic aristocrats0.80text
for a timeinstance ofThe recusant period reaped an extensive harvest of saints and martyrs.Among the recusants were some high-profile Catholic aristocrats0.80text
the Plantagenet-descended Beaufortsinstance ofThe recusant period reaped an extensive harvest of saints and martyrs.Among the recusants were some high-profile Catholic aristocrats0.80text
Recusancyrelated to historyAfter0.60section
Recusancyrelated to historyEnglish Reformation0.60section
Recusancyrelated to historyCatholics0.60section
Recusancyrelated to historyNon-Catholic0.60section
Recusancyrelated to historyReformed Christians0.60section
Recusancyrelated to historyProtestant0.60section

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