The Reception of Ancient Political Ideas in English Religious and Political Thought of the Second Half of 16<sup>th</sup> - Early 17<sup>th</sup> centuries
The article shows that as a result of the influence of ancient political thought amid the English political thought of 16-17th centuries opinion spread that the form of state in England acquired features of mixed polity and the monarch can rule the country only together with the Parliament. By considering the views of famous church administrators and thinkers of Anglican Church Richard Hooker (1554-1600) and William Laud (1573-1645) the author of the article concludes that the influence of ancient philosophical and political thought in 16th-17th centuries resulted in considerable rationalization of the English political and theological thought.