England, Church of

England, Church of, the established church of England and the mother church of the Anglican Communion.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Oxford Movement to the Present
• The Eighteenth Century
• The Glorious Revolution
• The English Civil War and the Restoration
• Creation of the Church
• Origins
• Organization and Doctrine
• Bibliography

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