Bishops' Ban of 1599
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Bishops' Ban of 1599
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On 1 June 1599, Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift and Bishop of London Richard Bancroft ordered a ban on a selection of literary works. The works were brought to Stationer’s Hall to be burned. This act of censorship has become known among scholars as the "Bishops' Ban" and is one of four such acts during the reign of Elizabeth I. Debora Shuger has called the order "the most sweeping and stringent instance of early modern censorship."
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English church ban on a selection of literary works
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops%27_Ban_of_1599
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2023-06-08T13:30:11Z
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