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jun 1, 1637 - Trail of Prynne,Burton and Bastwick

Description:

this all started with a puritan movement starting in early November of 1630 with alexander Leighton a puritan preacher who get arrested for his racial petitions. he would be imprisoned for life.
what came out of this would be more puritan preachers like Leighton being almost reincarnated by the likes of

-William Prynne
-Henry Burton
-John Bastwick

these well-educated men would be persecuted and punished for their published pamphlets around the towns attacking the role of the bishop at the time all three would be sent to be stood in the pillory and have their ears cut off and then imprisoned for life
this would outbreak and later kick off the start of the demonstration against the tyranny all powerful laudain churches across England and Scotland.

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Date:

jun 1, 1637
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~ 388 years ago