1649 - Charles I beheaded.

OLIVER CROMWELL - wanted to create puritan England.

England -> republic -> Lord Protector (Cromwell)

People missed not having king, but Cromwell rejected to take the throne, because in practice he had the same power.

PURITANISM

17^th century religious groups:

1. Protestants

2. Catholics - persecuted

3. Puritans - extreme protestants, didn't like the church of England. Wanted to purify it from catholic influences.

Purify = make clear

Elisabeth, James - didn't like puritans, they left to America.

Some of them stayed -> one of them was Oliver Cromwell. Many of puritans were MPs.

PURITANS:

1. Personal salvation is entirely from God (predestination)

2. Bible swas God's true law - they read the Bible everyday

3. Wear plain clothes (no colourful)

4. Go to church on Sunday

5. Avoid entertainment (it could be sinful)

6. No theatre, no parties

7. Church should reflect the expressing teaching of Bible (church should say a good example)

8. Didn't like hierarchy

9. Society: in community you should help to each other

Oliver was puritan, he wanted to create God's Kingdom in England. He used really cruel methods. He was religiously mad, he heard a lot strange stories about Catholics and in Ireland he burnt them alive.

HISTORIA - ĆWICZENIA - 02.12.2011