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The Pilgrims, who settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, were separatist Puritans who had denounced the Catholic elements that remained in the Protestant Church of England.
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Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS PULPIT POWER – Church of England names Sarah Mullally first woman Archbishop of Canterbury after Welby exit.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Princess Kate was in her element with the kids from All Souls Church of England Primary School, and one little girl got especially attached!
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Growing up in a Jewish family, living in small village outside Brighton on England’s south coast, Abela went to a Church of England school and didn’t know other Jewish people.
—Hilary Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS PULPIT POWER – Church of England names Sarah Mullally first woman Archbishop of Canterbury after Welby exit.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Princess Kate was in her element with the kids from All Souls Church of England Primary School, and one little girl got especially attached!
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Growing up in a Jewish family, living in small village outside Brighton on England’s south coast, Abela went to a Church of England school and didn’t know other Jewish people.
—Hilary Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Church of England.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Church%20of%20England. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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