The war about The War of the Roses

[a_svirn]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince 
Winston)" <catlady at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67@> 
wrote:
> >
> > But England wouldn't have had Catholic monarchs killing Anglican 
> > subjects (Mary I) and vice versa (Henry VIII, Elizabeth I).
> 
> Carol, you know a lot more history than I do, but this is a point 
that
> I always argue with my friend Lee about. *I* am very impressed with
> Elizabeth I for not having killing any Catholic subjects for 
religious
> reasons. The *only* person she ever killed for heresy is variously
> described as an Arian or a Unitarian, but his offense was denying 
the
> Trinity. But Lee is not impressed that Elizabeth I didn't kill her
> Catholics, just because she had other oppressions upon them.
>

There were lots of Catholics persecuted under Elisabeth. Granted they 
were persecuted as traitors, rather than Catholics, but their treason 
was in not recognizing Elisabeth as a head of the Church. 
a_svirn