Puritans

At the death of Elizabeth, England departed politically from the continent, starting thereafter a different direction. Much earlier, political observers such as Commynes and Fortescue had emphasized the distinctive character and superiority of insular institutions; But these were not strong enough to withstand Mary Tudor, so the work had to be started again. It was restarted, in the old style, appealing to tradition and precedents. And when it seemed that such criteria were not entirely convincing, the task was tackled by new, general and revolutionary principles. The combination, or alternation, between these two methods of political action is the characteristic note of the times before ours.
When King James of Scotland became king of England, …show more content…
The Puritans came to America seeking practice of religious freedom, however it was their type of religious “freedom”. That is to say that, Puritan values were very strict. “Exile made the Puritans tougher and sterner and gave them also the bitterness of frustration”. Puritans customs included attending church every Sunday and it was required to sit in a hard seat all Sunday. In Puritan beliefs, dancing was considered unacceptable and women could only receive a basic high school education. In addition, Puritans were against men wearing makeup and dressing as women regardless of the reason. One example of a reason a man may wear makeup and dress as a woman is for play performances. Men wearing makeup and dressing up as women was common at the time for the performance of Shakespeare plays. In those times women would not take on female roles to perform in plays for the reason that it was frowned upon for them to kiss males that were not their spouse. In addition, the term “Puritan” can also be used to describe someone who takes religion seriously; specifically by people who do not take it as seriously. Lasly, the Reformers, Puritans, and Protestants felt they were right in educating their homes in the Holy Word of