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The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | | Copyright

millenary petition, 1603. Elizabeth I, having authorized the establishment of a protestant church in England at the beginning of her reign, stood firm against any further changes. This angered those of puritan inclination, who believed that it preserved too many catholic vestiges in its structure and worship. They took advantage of the accession of a new monarch in 1603 to present James I with a petition, said to have 1,000 signatories, setting out their position. James responded by summoning the Hampton Court conference and using the millenary petition as its agenda.

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millenary petition

A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

millenary petition, 1603. Elizabeth I, having authorized the establishment of a protestant church in England, stood firm against any further changes. This angered those of puritan inclination, who believed that it preserved too many catholic vestiges in its structure and worship. They presented James I in 1603 with a petition, said to have 1,000 signatories, setting out their position. James responded by summoning the Hampton Court conference.

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Millenary Petition

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Millenary Petition. The petition presented in 1603 by the Puritans to James I, in which they prayed to be relieved from their ‘common burden of human rites and ceremonies’. It was the immediate occasion of the Hampton Court Conference (q.v.).

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Millenary Petition." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Millenary Petition." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-MillenaryPetition.html

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