1625-60

• Which parish tried to rebel against Laud’s policies in 1634?

  Parish of St Gregory’s
• What was the main action taken by Puritans against Laud’s policy of railing off the altar?

  They tried to use the courts to oppose it
• What trial is associated with Puritan non-conformity in 1637?

  The trial of Burton, Baswick, and Prynne
• Who were Burton, Baswick, and Prynne?


  Burton was a minister, Baswick was a doctor, and Prynne was a lawyer
• What did Prynne write in 1632?

  'Histromastix', a 1000-page attack on theatre and actresses
• What did John Lilburne do in 1638?

  Distributed anti-Laudian pamphlets
• What was John Lilburne's punishment for his actions?

  He was whipped through the streets of London
• How many Puritans emigrated to the Americas in the 1630s?

  80,000
• How many Puritans settled in Massachusetts?

  20,000
• What did Millernarians believe?

  Jesus would soon return to Earth and reign for 1000 years
• Who were the Fifth Monarchists?

  Radical Millernarians who formed a political grouping under General Thomas Harrison
• Who were the Muggletonians?

  Followers of Ladowicke Muggleton and John Reeve
• What did the Muggletonians claim about the end of the world?

  It was imminent upon Charles’ execution
• What was the belief of Baptists regarding baptism?

  People could only be baptized as adults as they had to understand their beliefs
• What did the Toleration Act mean for non-conformist groups?

  Ended compulsory attendance to the national Presbyterian Church
• What were members of dissenting groups still expected to pay to the Presbyterian Church?

  Tithes, which is 10% of their earnings
• What did the Blasphemy Act of 1650 entail?

  It could subject radical sects to severe penalties
• What act was passed enforcing the observance of the Sabbath?

  An act enforcing Sunday as a holy day
• Who were the Ranters?

  They rejected all forms of organized religion and the concept of sin
• What did the Ranters argue?

  Those predestined to be saved by God were incapable of sin
• Who were the leaders of the Ranters that faced punishment?

  Abiezer Coppe and Joseph Salmon
• What punishment did Jacob Bauthumely receive?

  He had a hole bored through his tongue for writing a blasphemous book
• What did Quakers believe about God?

  God was inside everyone and they had a direct experience with God
• What did James Nayler do in 1656?

  Rode a donkey through Bristol with female Quakers
• What was the punishment of James Nayler?

  He was publicly flogged, bored through the tongue, and imprisoned
• How many Quakers were there by the 1650s?

  50,000
• Who was the leader of the Quakers?

  General Lambert
• What occurred as a result of the first conventicle act’s expiration in 1667?

  A flurry of activity from dissenters, including the founding of a Presbyterian academy
• What were the key dissenting groups and their beliefs during this period?

  • Millernarians: Believed Jesus would soon return to Earth.
  • Fifth Monarchists: Radical Millernarians under General Thomas Harrison.
  • Muggletonians: Claimed the end of the world was imminent upon Charles’ execution.
  • Baptists: Believed in adult baptism for understanding.
  • Quakers: Believed in the inner light and rejected rituals.