Why was England able to avoid civil or religious war in the sixteenth century?
A) The English were never known for hypersensitivity to religious issues, so no cause or religion stirred passions enough to incite violence.
B) England's switch to Protestantism was so complete and thorough that dissenters were in a very distinct minority.
C) The monarchy, following the principles of absolutism, maintained so much control that any opposition had no real opportunity to form.
D) As an island nation, England was isolated and spared the contagion of continental ideas and movements.
E) Queen Elizabeth and her councilors adopted a conciliatory and careful compromise between Protestant doctrine and Catholic organizational principles, which effected a strained but viable religious milieu.
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