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A tale of two colonizing peoples, the Puritans and Pilgrims
Puritans wanted the English Protestant Reformation to go further. They wished to rid the Church of England of “popish” – that is, Catholic – elements like bishops and kneeling at services.
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Puritan backlash in Exeter
Theatre was generally regarded by the Puritans as being immoral ... brought about by the all-male Elizabethan stage (women in England were barred from performing on the public stage until after ...
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Measures taken to deal with the Puritan threat
Some Puritans valued good preaching above the services ... they threatened her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. In 1577 therefore, Elizabeth issued instructions to her ...
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People and Ideas: Early American Groups
Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...
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People and Ideas: Early American Groups
Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...