Great Ejection
1662 purge of Puritan ministers in the Church of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ejected minister" redirects here. For other religious ministers removals, see defrocking. For removing political ministers, see cabinet shuffle. For other, see dismissal.
The Great Ejection followed the Act of Uniformity 1662 in England. Several thousand Puritan ministers were forced out of their positions in the Church of England following the Restoration of Charles II. It was a consequence (not necessarily an intended one) of the Savoy Conference of 1661.[1]