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==Synopsis==

The Puritan movement of 16th and 17th century [[England]] was a movement of people seeking "purity" of [[worship]] and [[doctrine]]. Those who sought further reform of [[liturgy]] and [[theology]] away from that of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and those who justified separation from the [[Church of England]] following the Elizabethan Religious Settlement are commonly called "Puritans" by historians and critics.

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* [[Great Migration]]

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==Main article==

The Puritan movement of 16th and 17th century [[England]] was a movement of people seeking "purity" of [[worship]] and [[doctrine]]. Those who sought further reform of [[liturgy]] and [[theology]] away from that of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and those who justified separation from the [[Church of England]] following the Elizabethan Religious Settlement are commonly called "Puritans" by historians and critics.

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{{returnto}} [[Protestantism]] | [[English Reformation]]
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