The early modern European period occurred roughly from the 1450's until the 1700's.
Puritanism arose during the late 1500's and appealed to those that wanted to "purify" the English Church and English culture. Puritans lived strictly by the Bible and wanted to do away with the former glitz, glamour, ceremony, rituals, and riches of the Catholic Church. They believed that the combination of church and government, the King was the head of the country's government and church, would lead to tyrannical rule.
Also, Englishmen wanted to be purely "English" with no ties to Spain or its Catholicism. This included religion. The common man often could agree with this anti-Spanish/Catholic and stance wanting to break ties with their Spanish rivals after the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British Navy.
During the early European/Elizabethan time period Catholics and the Catholic clergy were not to be trusted with priests being executed or tortured and their supporters fined or imprisoned.
The fall of the Mauryan Empire is closely related to the death of Emperor Ashoka. After he passed away, the empire had trouble controlling their financial and economic issues. They also did not have the correct military to protect their empire, so this is how the empire fell.
The constitutional right to bear arms as of recent has been getting the attention of many asking to put restrictions on guns which is against the constitution as no rights shall be infringed Also many people are being silenced for using their constitutional right of free speech even some getting arrested for exercising this right.
