Elizabeth I, who reigned from 1558 to 1603, deemed necessary. The name stuck and came to denote a host of faithful ministers and laypeople who, in the face of opposition and persecution, stood for the Christianity of the Bible for many generations. Though caricatures of the Puritans persist today, in reality they were humble Christians who loved Christ and sought to glorify God by obeying His Word in all areas of life: personal, domestic, social, vocational, ecclesiastical, and national. Puritanism