Who were the Puritans and what were their views on society?

The Puritans were a Christian movement in England in the 1600s that sought to reform or “purify” the Church of England. In the English Civil war, the Roundheads were Puritans. The English settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony were also Puritans. read more

They were followed by thousands of Puritans in the 1630s, and these Puritans left their mark on their new land, becoming the most dynamic Christian force in the American colonies. Back in England, the Puritans had been people of means and political influence, but King Charles would not tolerate their attempts to reform the Church of England. read more

The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed. read more