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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
Touche' - but I was referring to the reason for the Protestants forming, which was the tyranny of the Catholic Church. And certainly at least in England, Queen Mary a/k/a Bloddy Mary was fereting out the Protestants in the name of the Catholic Church  But, yes, certainly the Protestants fought amongst each other and with the Church of England 
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It's very fascinating, what was happening around that time. After Mary, you have Elizabeth and the return to Protestantism. It wasn't until decades later that you have the Puritan separation to New England, but again many of the resentments against the Church of England by Puritans stem from their similarities to Catholicism, so you're right in that anti-Catholic sentiment comes into play.