HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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James I
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Mary I
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Charles I
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Elizabeth I
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Puritan age is named after the rise of the Puritan movement in England in the 17th century. Puritans, were a group of English speaking Protestants who were dissatisfied with the religious reformation movement carried out during the reign of queen Elizabeth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Puritans were strict Protestants who wanted to ‘purify’ the Church and get rid of all traces of the Catholic faith. Many had fled abroad when Mary I, a Catholic, was queen, but had started to return when Elizabeth, a Protestant, came to the throne.
Detailed explanation-3: -She was concerned ideas might spread that challenged the Religious Settlement. Elizabeth ordered her new Archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund Grindal, to ban the meetings but he protested. She suspended him, suggested he resign, and 200 Puritan priests were expelled from their roles.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Francis Walsingham He was a devout Puritan, in charge of Elizabeth’s secret service and advised on foreign affairs .