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-In the 16th century, Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church to establish the Church of England, also known as the Anglican church.&nbsp; The motives for this action can be debated.&nbsp; Many believe that it was based solely on his desire to have his marriage annuled so that could marry another woman who he believed could give him an heir to the throne.&nbsp; Some believe it was an act of religious faith.&nbsp; However the new church (also called the Established Church) was not universally welcomed and soon became politicized.&nbsp; Rejection of the Established Church soon became seen rejection of the Crown.&nbsp; Those who dared to challenge the Established Church were usually at church came to be known as Dissenters or Non-conformists.
+In the 16th century, Henry VIII of England broke from the Catholic church to establish the Church of England, also known as the Anglican church.&nbsp; The motives for this action can be debated.&nbsp; Many believe that it was based solely on his desire to have his marriage annuled so that could marry another woman who he believed could give him an heir to the throne.&nbsp; Some believe it was an act of religious faith.&nbsp; However the new church (also called the Established Church) was not universally welcomed and soon became politicized.&nbsp; Rejection of the Established Church soon became seen rejection of the Crown.&nbsp; Those who dared to challenge the Established Church were usually interested in remaining loyal to the Catholic (univeral) church headquartered in Rome (they became known as Roman Catholics).&nbsp; However, there were others who agreed with a separation from Rome but had other ideas about the form such a "protest" should take.&nbsp; They were part of the Protestant movement.&nbsp; However, in England, these ideas were seen as political, not just religious and English protestants are often referred to as Dissenters or Non-conformists.&nbsp; Throughout the late 1500s, some non-conformist leaders were burned at the stake (some after death; others while still alive).&nbsp; Throughout most of the 1600s, Sunday attendance in the Established (Anglican) church was manditory and those not attending could be fined and punished.&nbsp; Although the Act of Toleration (1689) introduced a degree of religious freedom.&nbsp; However, many still kept their association with non-conformist movements a secret, often being baptized in both.&nbsp; Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753) required marriage in an Anglican church so that a non-conformist ancestor may show a baptism in a non-conformist church and a marriage in an establish parish belonging to the Church of England - suggesting (erroneously) a conversion. <br>
+Some of this information came from Herber, Mark D., Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.
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