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Why was the Catholic threat greater by the 1580s?
These intensified during the 1580s and there were a number of reasons for this. English Catholics had a network of supporters abroad. Many of the missionary priests that arrived in the 1580s came ...
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Decades of surveys show American Catholics' moral independence
A century ago, surges in Catholic immigrants from Europe raised fear among native-born Protestants that the newcomers were beholden to the dictates of the pope in Rome — that they would fail to ...
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The History of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era ...
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The role of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Catholic threat undoubtedly revolved around Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots. She had become Queen of Scotland when her father, James V, was killed in battle against the English in 1542.