Martin Marprelate controversy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:cause Criticism of the episcopal hierarchy in the Church of England
gptkbp:effect Increased censorship of the press
Suppression of Puritan pamphleteers
gptkbp:endDate 1589
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martin Marprelate controversy
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:notableAchievement Arrest of several Puritan printers
Destruction of secret presses
Increased government surveillance of dissenters
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Job_Throckmorton
gptkb:Richard_Bancroft
gptkb:John_Penry
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:East_Molesey
gptkb:Wolston
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Puritans
Anglican bishops
gptkbp:period Elizabethan era
gptkbp:relatedWork Martin Marprelate tracts
gptkbp:startDate 1588
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkb:Puritanism
Martin Marprelate tracts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Nashe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7