1.2 Elizabeths Religous Settlement

Question 1

Who were Anglicans?

Answer 1

Believes in the Protestant reformation in 16th century

Question 2

Who were calvanists?

Answer 2

Follow teachings of John Calvin , he beloved in the sovereignty of god in all parts of life

Question 3

Who were the Eastern Orthodox?

Answer 3

Believed in only holy catholic and apostolic church established by Jesus Christ

Question 4

Who were lutherans ?

Answer 4

Beliefs in god saving humanity and their sins , with his grace alone

Question 5

Who were Roman Catholics?

Answer 5

Jesus Christ is the son of god , the bible is inspired and revealed word of god

Question 6

What did Roman Catholics believe ?

Answer 6

• had a pope
• cardinals, Archbishops and bishops headed by pope ran the church
• bible in Latin
• mass in Latin , believed bread and wine to be actual body and blood
• sing hymns
• decorated church
• believes in other religions were heretics . Should be burnt alive
• england was Roman Catholic and so was France and Spain and Mary queen of Scots
• Catholicism under Mary became unpopular , they were the minority’s living in north and west

Question 7

Who was the head of the catholics ?

Answer 7

Pope

Question 8

What did anglicans believe?

Answer 8

• head of church is monarch
• archbishops and bishops help monarch
• clergy appointed by bishops hold services,wore vestments but not too richly decorated
• holy communion in english. Clergy gave bread and wine
• sung hymns , no wall painting
• other religions must not be allowed and believers in other religions should be punished
• most were moderate . Hated catholics
• mary tudor made england roman catholic again . Most powerful countries were roman catholic

Question 9

Who used the title head of the church of england?

Answer 9

Henry VIII and Edward VI before elizabeth

Question 10

What was the act of supremacy and when was it passed?

Answer 10

• 1559
• makes elizabeth the supreme governor of the english church
• gave her control of the church while trying to compromise those who believed a woman should not be ‘head’ of the church
• required all churchmen and people holding public office to swear the oath of supremacy , recognising elizabeth as the supreme governor

Question 11

Did everybody take the oath of supremacy ?

Answer 11

• most parishes

- one catholic bishop accepted and the rest lost his post and replaced by protestants

Question 12

Why the act of supremacy was significant?

Answer 12

England a protestant country again

Question 13

What was the act of uniformity and when was it ?

Answer 13

• 1559
• new protestant prayer book
• church services in english
• bible in english
• ornaments and decoration allowed in church
• clergy had to wear vestments and were allowed to marry
• clergy had to take oath to agree to a new prayer book
• church was compulsory

Question 14

Who were recusants and what was there punishments?

Answer 14

• somebody who did not follow elizabeths orders and go to church
• fined 5p a week , which back then was a large sum for the poor , but small for the rich.

Question 15

Why were the royal injunctions passed in 1559?

Answer 15

Impossible to set out all the regulations governing the reformed faith in a single act of parliament. So further instructions were issued . 57 instructions

Question 16

What did the royal injunctions rule?

Answer 16

• preachers had to be licensed by a bishop before they could begin to preach
• preachers had to preach at lest once a month or could lost licence
• every church had to display a bible written in english
• pilgrimages were outlawed
• no more altars destroyed

Question 17

What were puritan beliefs

Answer 17

Extreme protestants

• no head of church
• churchgoers elected committees to make rules
• ordinary people allowed to preach
• bible in english
• holy communion in english . Give bread and wine to remember Jesus
• no music
• plain chapel, no statues , wallpaper , paintings, windows
• other religions must not be allowed , believers must be punished
• Puritan ideas were becoming popular in london
• few puritans in england and europe

Question 18

What was the protestant reformation?

Answer 18

Began in Germany in 16th century and spread across europe. Reformers challenged catholic beliefs and practices

Question 19

How did the protestant reformation question Catholicism?

Answer 19

• reformers believed save by faith not good deeds
• questioned popes authority
• bible into english so everyone could understand
• thought churches should be plain and simple

Question 20

What was the protestant reformation?

Answer 20

Began in Germany in 16th century and spread across europe. Reformers challenged catholic beliefs and practices

Question 21

How did the protestant reformation question Catholicism?

Answer 21

• reformers believed save by faith not good deeds
• questioned popes authority
• bible into english so everyone could understand
• thought churches should be plain and simple

Question 22

Tudor line and dates

Answer 22

1485-1509 Henry VII
1509-1547 Henry VIII
1547-1553 Edward VI
1553-1558 Mary I
1558-1603 Elizabeth I

Question 23

What was the religion of england until the 1530s?

Answer 23

Catholicism

Question 24

Why did england switch from Catholicism to protestantism in 1530 ?

Answer 24

Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife catherine of Aragon but the pope refused, so henry broke from the church. Rejected the popes authority and named himself head of the church of england. Henry did not support the protestant reformation. Didn’t try to reform england to make protestant so catholic beliefs and practices mainly stayed the same

Question 25

What did Edward VI do during his reign for religion ?

Answer 25

• Strong supporter of protestantism and tried to reform the english church
• made church simpler, statues and decorations removed and priests were not wearing vestments
• protestant prayer book introduced and services in english

Question 26

What did Mary I do for religion during her reign?

Answer 26

• she was a devout catholic ,and restored pope as head of the church and removed Edwards reforms
• protestants were persecuted . More than 280 were executed and hundreds more fled to protestant countries in europe

Question 27

What is a Marian excile ?

Answer 27

Somebody who fled from england to europe due to prosecution from bloody mary

Question 28

What did elizabeth want to do with religion in england?

Answer 28

• raised a protestant, she hid her beliefs from mary. She was devout to protestantism
• she saw turmoil caused by the extremes of Catholicism(mary) and the extremes of protestantism (edward) and wanted reforms
• she wanted to end religious tensions and create a stable lasting religious settlement

Question 29

Who enforced the act of uniformity ?

Answer 29

Royal commissioners

Question 30

What were reforms in the act of uniformity ?

Answer 30

• church was compulsory
• new prayer book
• all parishes have a copy of bible in english

Question 31

What were the concessions in the act of uniformity ?

Answer 31

• wording of communion was vague so could be accepted by catholics and protestants
• churches allowed to keep some decorations and priests had to wear vestments

Question 32

Why the religious settlement significant ?

Answer 32

Tried to make peace between religions

Question 33

How many priests took the oath of supremacy ?

Answer 33

8000

Question 34

Who did elizabeth promote to bishops?

Answer 34

27 protestant bishops . Had to keep support as lack of qualified protestant clergy in england

Question 35

How the church played a major role in english society ?

Answer 35

• bishops were all in house of lords
• archbishop of canterbury usually on privy council
• parish priests usually well educated, so were respected in communities
• church helped provide national unity and obedience to the queen