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===Emergence of [[Puritanism]]===
It was during the reign of Elizabeth that England saw the emergence of [[Puritanism]]. Elizabethan Puritanism encompassed those Protestants who, whilst they agreed that there should be one national church, felt that the church had been but partially reformed. Puritanism ranged from hostility to the content of the [[Book of Common Prayer|Prayer Book]] and "popish" ceremony to a desire for church governance to be radically reformed. Grindal was made [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] in 1575 and chose to oppose even the Queen in his desire to forward the Puritans' agenda. 'Bear with me, I beseech you Madam, if I choose rather to offend your earthly majesty than to offend the heavenly majesty of God', he ended a 6,000 word reproach to her. He was placed under house arrest for his trouble and though he was not deprived, his death in 1583 put an end to the hopes of his supporters. His successor, [[Archbishop Whitgift]] more reflected the Queen's determination to discipline those who were unprepared to accept her.
===English Civil War===