ECW 14: Common Prayer

Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)

English - June 17, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
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In 1645, Parliament abolished the English Book of Common Prayer, and in response, Virginia strengthened its laws requiring ministers to use it. By 1648, tension surrounding the Prayer Book caused two more puritan leaders to be kicked out of Virginia, and this left the rest of the colony's puritans wondering whether they should stay.