Puritans Video

Why did King Henry VIII cut ties with the Catholic Church?

Where the did the name "Puritan" come from?

• They called themselves Puritans first

• Their rivals called them Puritans as an insult

• The Pope named them Puritans

• The King named them Puritans

Why would it be later be seen as ironic that Queen Mary was the cause of Protestants being burned at the stake?

Answer explanation

Protestants later became known for burning people at the stake or proceeding with witch trials that were impossible to survive. They very thing they were subjected to they then forced on others.

Why were Puritans against things like music and theatre?