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Over the course of English parliamentary history there were a number of Acts of Uniformity. All had the basic object of establishing some sort of religious orthodoxy within the Church of England.

  • The Act of Uniformity 1548 (2 & 3 Edw. 6. c. 1), also called Act of Equality, which established the Book of Common Prayer as the only legal form of worship
  • The Act of Uniformity 1552 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 1) required the use of the Book of Common Prayer of 1552
  • The Act of Uniformity 1558 (1 Eliz. 1. c. 2), adopted on the accession of Elizabeth I
  • The Act of Uniformity 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 4), enacted after the restoration of the monarchy
  • The Act of Uniformity (Explanation) Act 1663 (15 Cha. 2. c. 6)
  • The Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872, modified the preceding acts

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Act of Uniformity 1662

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The Act of Uniformity 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 4) is an Act of the Parliament of England. (It was formerly cited as 13 & 14 Cha. 2. c. 4, by reference to the...

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Act of Uniformity

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within the Church of England. The Act of Uniformity 1548 (2 & 3 Edw. 6. c. 1), also called Act of Equality, which established the Book of Common Prayer as...

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Act of Uniformity 1558

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The Act of Uniformity 1558 was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed in 1559, to regularise prayer, divine worship and the administration of the...

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Act of Uniformity 1551

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The Act of Uniformity 1551, sometimes referred to as the Act of Uniformity 1552, or the Uniformity Act 1551 was an Act of the Parliament of England. It...

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Uniform act

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Act of Uniformity 1548

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The Act of Uniformity 1548, the Act of Uniformity 1549, the Uniformity Act 1548, or the Act of Equality was an Act of the Parliament of England, passed...

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Uniform Arbitration Act

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The Uniform Arbitration Act was a United States act from 1955 which specified arbitration in the United States law. It was created by the National Conference...

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Elizabethan Religious Settlement

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Governor of the Church of England. The Act of Uniformity 1558 re-introduced the Book of Common Prayer, which contained the liturgical services of the church...

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Uniform Partnership Act

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The Uniform Partnership Act (UPA), which includes revisions that are sometimes called the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (RUPA), is a uniform act (similar...

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Regency Acts

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they would be guilty of treason if they amended the Act of Uniformity 1662 or the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707. Upon Anne's death...

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Uniform Time Act

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The Uniform Time Act of 1966, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–387, 80 Stat. 107, enacted April 13, 1966, was a Law of the United States to...

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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State...

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Edward VI

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second Act of Uniformity, "marked the arrival of the English Church at Protestantism". The prayer book of 1552 remains the foundation of the Church of England's...

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Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872

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The Act of Uniformity Amendment Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 35), sometimes called the Shortened Services Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United...

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1st Parliament of Elizabeth I

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sway and two essential acts were passed into law, the Act of Supremacy 1558 and the Act of Uniformity 1558. Collectively referred to as the Elizabethan Religious...

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Catholic emancipation

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that involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws. Requirements...

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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA), and its periodic revisions, is one of the Uniform Acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform...

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Uniform Parentage Act

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The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws....

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Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

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Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act

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The Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (1985, revised 1989), was recommended as a Uniform Act in the United States. The Uniform Rights of the Terminally...

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Act of Supremacy 1558

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Uniform Limited Liability Company Act

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Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (ULLCA), which includes a 2006 revision called the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, is a uniform act...

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Second Statute of Repeal

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dissolution of the monasteries. The statutes of repeal were eventually nullified by Elizabeth I's Act of Uniformity 1558. English Reformation Revival of the Heresy...

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Great Ejection

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followed the Act of Uniformity 1662 in England. Several thousand Puritan ministers were forced out of their positions in the Church of England following...

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Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

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The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) is one of the several United States Uniform Acts proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on...

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Uniform Monday Holiday Act

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The Uniform Monday Holiday Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–363, 82 Stat. 250, enacted June 28, 1968) is an Act of Congress that moved...

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