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Questions about English Dissenters

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When did Robert Browne declare the Church of England too corrupted to be saved from within?

Robert Browne made this declaration in 1580 while standing in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He attempted to establish a separate Congregational Church that same year before authorities arrested him shortly after.

What happened to dissenters when the monarchy returned in 1660?

Episcopacy was reinstated and dissenting rights were sharply limited by new laws when the monarchy returned in 1660. The Act of Uniformity passed in 1662 required all clergy to receive Anglican ordination or lose their positions.

Who founded the Plymouth Colony and what group established it?

Brownists founded the Plymouth Colony in North America as a community far from English interference. Some Dissenters emigrated to the Thirteen Colonies and Canada seeking religious freedom unavailable at home.

Why were Quakers called Quakers in 1650?

A judge called them Quakers in 1650 because they trembled before the Lord during meetings. George Fox is often regarded as the father of this loosely knit group of preachers who emerged in the mid-17th century.

When did the Swedenborgian church emerge and where did it originate?

The Swedenborgian church emerged at the end of the 18th century, originating in London in 1780. Groups reading Emanuel Swedenborg's writings formed the General Conference of the New Jerusalem that year.