Resettlement of British and Irish Catholics to Continental Europe in 16th—18th Centuries
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2021-6-281-301
Abstract
The problem of large-scale migration of British and Irish Catholics to continental Europe in the 16th—18th centuries is investigated. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the religious schools of Catholics in Europe were seen as examples of pious communities, the foundations on which the emerging traditions of religious tolerance, stability and commercial prosperity were built in England. It is noted that this fueled the arguments of the supporters of liberal religious reforms in the UK in the 19th century. The novelty of the study is seen in the fact that the study of the movement of Catholics to Europe makes it possible to reveal the degree of influence of religious schools on British politics and public opinion, to understand how the expatriate community in exile functioned, adapted and communicated. Migration has been proven to be most intense during the Elizabethan period and early Stuart reign, but its impact on religious life in Britain and Ireland was felt over a longer period, until the end of the 18th century. The authors conclude that for Catholics who remained in England, religious institutions in Europe were not only a source of supply of missionary priests and religious literature, but also a link with the continental Counter-Reformation.
Keywords
Irish Catholics in Europe,
the British diaspora in the 16th—18th centuries,
religious schools,
Jacobitism
Supporting agencies: The reported study was funded by RFBR, project number 19-39-90024 dated August 27, 2019 (RFBR internal registration number / 19-53-IS)
About the Authors
V. Yu. Apryshchenko
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Victor Yu. Apryshchenko - Doctor of History, Professor, Department of Foreign History and International Relations, Director of the Institute of History and International Relations.
Rostov-on-Don
N. А. Lagoshina
Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia A. Lagoshina - junior research scientist.
Rostov-on-Don
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Apryshchenko V.Yu., Lagoshina N.А. Resettlement of British and Irish Catholics to Continental Europe in 16th—18th Centuries. Nauchnyi dialog. 2021;(6):281-301. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2021-6-281-301
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