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Over the next 20 years, there was religious turbulence in England. Queen Mary, who lived from 1516 to 1558, reinstated Catholicism in the country. She oppressed and kicked out Protestants. Later, Queen Elizabeth I and her Parliament attempted to lead the country back toward Protestantism during her reign from 1533 to 1603. Some English citizens did not believe Queen Elizabeth's efforts to restore England to Protestantism went far enough. These citizens fell into two groups, both labeled Puritans by their opponents. The first group, known as Separatists, believed the English church was so dishonest that their only choice was to leave England, separate from the church and start a new one. They called this the English Separatist Church. Separatists And Puritans Around 1607 or 1609, some of the Separatists tried to start the new lives they imagined in Holland, in the Netherlands. Ultimately, the plan failed. They faced poverty and felt that their children were becoming part of Dutch culture instead of English. Many of the Separatists returned to England. Need Assignment Help?