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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.
==Contents==
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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.
==Links==
{{returnto}} [[Protestantism]] | [[English Reformation]]