History of the Puritans under King James I

The reign of King James I of England (1603-25) saw the continued rise of the Puritan movement in England, that began during reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603), and the continued clash with the authorities of the Church of England. This eventually led to the further alienation of Anglicans and Puritans from one another in the 17th century during the reign of King Charles I (1625-49), that eventually brought about the English Civil War (1642-51), the brief rule of the Puritan Lord Protector of England Oliver Cromwell (1653-58), the English Commonwealth (1649-60), and as a result the political, religious, and civil liberty that is celebrated today in all English speaking countries.

History of the Puritans under Elizabeth I

The reign of Elizabeth I of England, from 1558 to 1603, saw the start of the Puritan movement in England, its clash with the authorities of the Church of England, and its temporarily effective suppression as a political movement in the 1590s by judicial

Richard Greenham

Richard Greenham (1535?–1594?) was an English clergyman of Puritan views, well known for his strong Puritan doctrine of the Sabbath. His many sermons and theological treatises had a significant influence on the Puritan movement in England

History of the Puritans under King Charles I

Under Charles I, the Puritans became a political force as well as a religious tendency in the country. Opponents of the royal prerogative became allies of Puritan reformers, who saw the Church of England moving in a direction opposite to what they wanted

George Redford

George Redford D.D. (1785–1860) was an English nonconformist minister

John Mason (minister)

John Mason (1706–1763) was an English nonconformist minister and author

Edward Tyrrel Smith

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Samuel Tomkins

Samuel Tomkins (1810–1878) was an English private banker, known for his part in the final years of Willis, Percival & Co.; and also as a Freemason and art collector

John Palmer (Unitarian, 1729?–1790)

John Palmer (1729?–1790) was an English Unitarian minister

John Ker (Latin poet)

John Ker was a Scottish schoolteacher and academic, a classical scholar known as a neo-Latin poet

Brittain Brown

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