The Theologian: The Internet Journal for Integrated Theology has an interesting series of audio messages by Lee Gatiss on The Reformed tradition in the Church of England. There are at least three ministers from the 18th century that I can think of right away: John Newton, Augustus Toplady, and George Whitefield. You could mention Archbishop Ussher as well (17th century). You might want to listen to these three lectures on church history by Lee Gatiss.
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I just noticed that in lecture one Lee Gatiss notes that Archbishop Laud, a notorious Arminian, used torture to try to drive out the Calvinists from the Church of England. So much for the Arminian argument that they are benign and have never used force to promote their theology. Try the "star chamber" used by Archbishop Laud.
Arminianism in the Church of England under Archbishop Laud, was allied to Roman Catholicism! It figures, doesn't it?
And Gatiss says that the Reformed branch of Protestantism won out over Lutheranism in the Church of England. Spot on!
According to Gatiss, the Lutherans disagreed with Luther and became more "Arminian" in their theology. So true. If only the Lutherans could see that their "modern" Lutheranism leads to Rome.
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