The subsequent 17th century was one of political upheaval, religious division and war.

Cultural issues, especially prohibition and foreign language schools became important because of the sharp religious divisions in the electorate.

Up until the late 1780s, religious divisions did not affect Birmingham's elite.

He is particularly acute in his understanding of the religious divisions within Israel.

Another obstacle to the centralization of power was religious division in France.

The religious division had by now become a political issue, resulting in great excitement during the elections of May 1637.

At the same time, religious divisions in India were beginning to fissure.

However, this picture was complicated by the religious division.

There may be sharp ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural divisions.

The Government, however, refuses to recognize that there are religious or cultural divisions between the north and the south.