Capp, B. S. (2019) Conversion, conscience, and family conflict in early modern England. In: Berner, Tali and Underwood, Lucy, (eds.) Childhood, Youth and Religious Minorities in Early Modern Europe. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 319-340. ISBN 9783030291983

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Abstract

This chapter explores the problems facing young converts as they attempted to reconcile the demands of their new faith with their duty to honour and obey their parents. Their families were often also torn by conflicting emotions, and they too faced competing moral obligations, for their duty to protect their children clashed with the need to uphold parental authority, and the authority of state and church. The stories of Agnes Beaumont, Thomas Ellwood, Richard Davies and others show how such family tensions could leave permanent and painful scars, while the remarkable story of Richard Norwood reveals a troubled young man struggling for years to find peace with himself as well as with his family.

Item Type:	Book Item
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:	Cham
ISBN:	9783030291983
Book Title:	Childhood, Youth and Religious Minorities in Early Modern Europe
Editor:	Berner, Tali and Underwood, Lucy
Official Date:	12 December 2019
Dates:	Date Event 12 December 2019 Published 3 July 2019 Accepted
Number of Pages:	362
Page Range:	pp. 319-340
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-030-29199-0_12
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Copyright Holders:	© The Author(s) 2019
Related URLs:	Other

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