Polishprince
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The deceased British monarch outlawed the saying of Catholic masses in a brutal suppression.
Yet, one of our major US states, Virginia, is named for this bigot.
Is it time to cancel out Elizabeth I and rename the Commonwealth for someone of better character? Maybe Floyd Land, after American hero George Floyd? (just a suggestion)
Yet, one of our major US states, Virginia, is named for this bigot.
Is it time to cancel out Elizabeth I and rename the Commonwealth for someone of better character? Maybe Floyd Land, after American hero George Floyd? (just a suggestion)
Elizabeth I’s war with England’s Catholics
England's Elizabethan Catholics were public enemy number one. Their Masses were banned and their priests were executed. Jessie Childs reveals what life was like for 'recusants' and 'church papists' in a hostile Protestant state
www.historyextra.com