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A dissenter (from the Latin dissentire , 'to disagree') is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Dissent may include political opposition to decrees, ideas or doctrines and it may include opposition to those things or the fiat of a government, political party or religion.

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10-428: Leicester House may refer to: Leicester House, the original name of Essex House (London) , London, built c. 1575 and demolished in the 1670s Leicester House, Westminster , the house that Leicester Square is named after, built in the 1630s and demolished c. 1791 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

20-581: The English Civil War , the family lost ownership as a result of their debts. Following the Restoration and the death of William Seymour, Sir Orlando Bridgeman lived in the house for a time. When the Duchess of Somerset died in 1674, she left the house to her granddaughter, whose husband, Sir Thomas Thynne, sold it, along with the adjoining lands and properties. The main part of the house

30-674: The London headquarters of the Knights Templar , had previously stood, and was immediately adjacent to the Middle Temple , one of the four Inns of Court. The house was substantial; in 1590, it was recorded as having 42 bedrooms, plus a picture gallery, kitchens, outhouses , a banqueting suite and a chapel. Essex’s mother, Lettice Knollys , leased out the house for a while, but she moved in later with her new husband, Sir Christopher Blount , as well as her son and his family. After

40-479: The Presbyterian Church of Scotland , which is the national church of Scotland. In this connotation, the terms dissenter and dissenting , which had acquired a somewhat contemptuous flavor, have tended since the middle of the 18th century to be replaced by nonconformist , a term which did not originally imply secession, but only refusal to conform in certain particulars (for example the wearing of

50-697: The established church in areas where the established church is or was Anglican . Originally, the term included English and Welsh Roman Catholics whom the original draft of the Nonconformist Relief Act 1779 styled " Protesting Catholic Dissenters ". In practice, however, it designates Protestant Dissenters referred to in sec. ii. of the Act of Toleration of 1689 (see English Dissenters ). The term recusant , in contrast, came to refer to Roman Catholics rather than Protestant dissenters. The term has also been applied to those bodies who dissent from

60-579: The executions of Blount and Essex in 1601, she continued to live there until her death, leasing part of the house to James Hay , the first Earl of Carlisle . Hay hosted a lavish banquet for the French ambassador in 1621 at Essex House involving sweetmeats costing £500 and ambergris used in cooking costing £300, and the total bill was £3,300. The house then became the property of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex , who leased part of it to his brother-in-law, William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford . After

70-484: The famous Cottonian Library , the "ancestor" of the British Library Dissenters In the social and religious history of England and Wales , and, by extension, Ireland , however, it refers particularly to a member of a religious body who has, for one reason or another, separated from the established church or any other kind of Protestant who refuses to recognise the supremacy of

80-589: The title Leicester House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leicester_House&oldid=956710175 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Essex House (London) 51°30′48″N 0°6′43″W  /  51.51333°N 0.11194°W  / 51.51333; -0.11194 Essex House

90-655: Was a house that fronted the Strand in London . Originally called Leicester House , it was built around 1575 for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester , and was renamed Essex House after being inherited by his stepson, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex , after Leicester's death in 1588. The poet Philip Sidney lived in Leicester House for some time. The property occupied the site where the Outer Temple , part of

100-629: Was demolished some time between 1674 and 1679. Essex Street was built on part of the site. One of those buildings was used in the mid-1770s as a Dissenters ' meeting house known as the Essex Street Chapel , where Unitarianism was first preached in England. The denominational headquarters are still on the site, now called Essex Hall. Their building footprint is believed to include the Tudor chapel of Essex House. The house (briefly) hosted

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