eeping support for the Protestants and the
             younger generation that "looked up to her." (19)
             "Elizabeth's first decisions bore on the religious issues. She turned the situation
             back to the state of things during the last years of Edward VI, allowing the repatriation of
             the Protestant leaders who had been driven out underMary.She didn't, however
             encourage further changes, and essentially supported the Church of England ..."
             Moderate Protestantism had been practiced under Henry VIII , and under Edward VI
             even more radical Protestant programs were implemented.. Mary in the other hand, had
             restored the Roman Catholic faith. Elizabeth herself was a moderate Protestant, and her
             settlement excluded papal authority, and brought back the Book of Common Prayer. This
             however did not recognize the demands of the extreme Puritans. During her reign a lot of
             pressure continued, but she resisted. Eventually the Puritans were drive
             ...