The Conventicle: The world according to the Puritans

Who were the Puritans?

"A loosely organized reform movement originating during the English Reformation of the sixteenth century. The name came from efforts to 'purify' the Church of England by those who felt that the Reformation had not yet been completed. Eventually the Puritans went on to attempt purification of the self and of society as well."

(Mark Noll, "Puritanism", Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 1984)

Friday, February 23, 2007

The world according to the Puritans

Some maps that will be of interest to students of the Puritans:

Britain/Ireland

Tudor England -- including counties (note there is a link for a larger version on the same page)

Scotland & the Borders

Tudor London (with link to larger printable version)

Ireland c. 1500
[All the above courtesy of the website, Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge]

And this one of England and Wales during the English Civil War (1644), noting the division of areas of the country under control of the King and Parliament
[Courtesy of this site featuring several maps from Gardiner's Atlas of English History]

New England

Puritan New England
[Courtesy Dr David Newton, Univ. West Georgia]

Europe

Europe c. 1560 (early Elizabethan)

Europe 1648 (Jacobean)

Europe 1740 (c. end of Puritanism)
[All the above courtesy of U. of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library]

2 comments:

John W. Tweeddale said...: Chris,

This is very helpful. Any chance of setting up a permanent link to this post on the sidebar?

Thanks brother,

JWT; 1:41 PM
Chris Ross said...: Hey John,

I was thinking the same thing! I'll put this list in the sidebar ASAP, under historical resources, etc.; 3:18 PM