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GCSE History · key term
The Christian holy day of rest and worship, observed on Sunday in Elizabethan England.
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Paper 1
Revise: Puritan attack on pastimesPuritans believed that Sunday, the Sabbath, should be devoted to worship rather than popular amusements. A pastime could therefore be condemned both for what happened during it and for drawing people away from church.
Use specific examples to distinguish religious objections from concerns about behaviour: Sabbath-breaking, Catholic associations, drunkenness and violence.
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