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| 1608 |
| | | A shipload of Puritans, among them some of the future Pilgrim Fathers, sail from Boston in Lincolnshire to seek religious freedom in Holland | |
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| 1628 |
| | | The English parliament's Petition of Right emphasizes the right of the citizen to be protected from royal tyranny | |
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| 1632 |
| | | The Inquisition convicts Galileo of heresy and he denies the truth of Copernicus - on being shown the instruments of torture | |
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| 1632 |
| | | Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance | |
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| 1661 |
| | | The Cavalier Parliament begins to pass a series of acts, known as the Clarendon Code, containing punitive measures against Presbyterians | |
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| 1662 |
| | | The Act of Uniformity demands that Anglican clergy accept all the Thirty-Nine Articles, costing many their livings | |
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| 1664 |
| | | The Conventicle Act restricts worship in England to Anglican churches if more than a few people are present | |
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| 1665 |
| | | The Five Mile Act prevents Nonconformist ministers in England from coming closer than five miles to any town where they have ministered | |
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| 1672 |
| | | Charles II issues a Declaration of Indulgence, suspending the restrictions on Catholics and Nonconformists | |
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| 1673 |
| | | Parliament in England passes a Test Act excluding Catholics and Nonconformists from public office | |
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