... were considered the great threat to Elizabeth's uniformity, existed largely in the House of Commons. They predominantly had a disliking for the Settlement and being in parliament was the ideal place to express their 'views'. This was certainly the way the Puritans in parliament were wanting things to go, because it meant that they would now be able to attempt to influence and reform the church further in their favour from the inside. One of the main features of the Puritans is that they sought change to 'improve' Elizabeth's settlement; they mostly did not want a complete overhaul and oust it altogether generally speaking, and what seemed to get the most opposition were areas of Catholic origin such as vestments and the cross on the head at baptism. Whatever level of Puritanism you look at, Elizabeth would no doubt have been aware of them all, because they all have in ...

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