Impact of the Reformation

Late Medieval

Elizabethan

Laudian

Communion
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Communion

By this time, the altars in many churches were fixed in position, at the East end, and Laud wanted them to be surrounded by altar rails to protect them and emphasise their sanctity. It also encouraged communicants to kneel when they received communion. Altars were decorated with fine cloths and candlesticks. This seemed to many a return to Catholic practices.