Outlines of the World's History, Ancient, Mediaeval, And Modern: With ...
Outlines of the World's History, Ancient, Mediaeval, And Modern: With ...
Swinton, William, 1833-1892
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102. It was at this time that the Puritans arose in Eng- land. Many Protestants who had fled to the Rise of Puri- Continent from the persecution under Mary, ta°"">- jetumed on the accession of Elizabeth. For a time they reunited themselves with the Church of England ; but being pressed to acknowledge the authority of Elizabeth as Su- jH'eme Head of the Church, they separated from that body in a few years. As they professed a desire to establish a purer form of worship, they received in derision... the name of Puritans. As they refused also to be bound by the Acts of Supremacy and of Uniformity,* they were fined and imprisoned in great numbers during the rest of this reign. 103. Mary Queen of Scots had in 156 1 returned to Scot- land. After seven stormy years there she was The Queen of compelled to flee across the border (her in- ^^°*®- f ant son being proclaimed King of Scotland under the title of James VI. f), and came to implore the pity of Elizabeth. • From this fact th'e Puritans are often called Nonconformists.
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