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April 19, 2026Journal of Religious History0 citations

Clerical Dress Controversy in Victorian England: The Battle of the Rubric

“The Battle of the Rubric”: The Contested History of Clerical Dress in Victorian England

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This article examines clerical dress disputes in Victorian England, revealing the impacts on Church unity.

Key Points

  • The study explores the debate over clerical dress and rubrics in the Church of England during the mid-nineteenth century.
  • Analyses the writings of James Craigie Robertson, Thomas Walter Perry, and Richard Paul Blakeney.
  • Considers historical contexts like the Tractarian and ritualist movements.
  • Explores aesthetic developments influencing clerical dress debates.
  • No singular church faction achieved victory in the clerical dress dispute.
  • The conflict weakened the ideal of unity around the Book of Common Prayer.
  • Diverse perspectives shaped the understanding of ritualism and ecclesiastical identity.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e472fc010ef96374d8ee38https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9809.70077
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