History B Schools History Project GCSE
Puritans
What Puritans means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Puritans
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Reference: OCR
A group who strongly opposed the theatre, believing plays were sinful and that cross-dressing actors and rowdy audiences were deeply unchristian.
Topics that use Puritans
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