8 February 1575 A.D. Puritan Peter Wentworth Went to the Tower of London
8 February 1575 A.D. Puritan Peter Wentworth Went to the Tower of London Graves, Dan. “Puritan Peter Wentworth Went to Prison.” Christianity.com. Jun 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1501-1600/puritan-peter-wentworth-went-to-the-tower-11630025.html . Accessed 14 Jul 2014. Twenty times or more, as Peter Wentworth walked near the House of Commons, he told himself that he must not give the speech he was carrying. He would surely go to prison. But every time, his conscience, fortified by scripture, replied that he must speak up. Three years ago, Queen Elizabeth I had ordered the last Parliament to keep its nose out of the affairs of the Church of England, which she headed. Parliament, largely Puritan, ignored her and took up three religious bills. The queen dissolved Parliament. On this day, February 8, 1575, Parliament finally met again. The queen had packed ...