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John Locke’s changing politics of religion

Persecution and toleration in Restoration England

Divisions between Catholics and Protestants, and between different Protestant groups, led to significant unrest in Restoration England. How did famous Restoration thinker John Locke switch from endorsing persecution to arguing for toleration?

Locke’s first reflections on toleration were written soon after the restoration to the throne of Charles II in 1660

AQA 1D Stuart Britain and the crisis of the monarchy, 1603–1702

AQA 2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c.1529–c.1570

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