In a few cases Levetts were forced by religious belief to flee England for the colonies.
Tyndale was forced to flee England for the continent where he found safe haven in pro-reform areas.
Yes, I know you think you can simply flee England and leave all problems behind you, but it is not so simple as that.
He had fled England and returned to Germany.
He then sent representatives to negotiate, and he finally fled England on 23 December 1688.
Miles Corbet, like many of the 59, fled England.
James fled England (and thus was held to have abdicated) in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
Becket eventually fled England and went into exile in France; during these six years there were a number of attempts at restoring peace.
He joined the Northern Rebellion and had to flee England.
As a result, in 1554 Florio, together with other Protestant refugees, fled England.