... . By the cessation of Mary's reign, Catholicism had been re-established with the support of an inherently conservative people. A number of revisionist historians refute traditionalist claims, asserting that England was still largely Catholic in 1558. There ... turmoil her subjects had experienced. This came in 1559 and is known as the Religious Settlement. However, just how much it actually settled in religious terms is open to debate as both Puritans and Catholics had become entrenched in ... contrast C. Haigh suggests that Catholicism was a constant threat throughout the 1560s and it w...

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