elizabethan religious settlement thing Flashcards
elizabeth I’s title was
supreme governor of CoE - hoped it would pacify Catholics who still regarded Pope as ‘head’ of the Church
what book was reintroduced?
the book of common prayer
what language were church services conducted in?
english, the Bible was also written in english
who was appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury?
matthew parker, a moderate protestant
approach towards private Catholic worship?
- was fine with it & allowed it
- but 1581 - any attempt to convert people to Catholicism made treasonable offence
- 1593 - large gatherings of Catholics made illegal, also can’t travel more than 5 miles from homes
what were the recusancy fines like?
after may 1559:
- catholics who followed Popes orders to not attend Anglican services were fined a shilling a week
- attendance at mass also punished through fines
- anyone found guilty of performing ceremony of Mass could face death penalty
1581: fine for recusancy raised to £20, any attempt to convert people to Catholicism made a treasonable offence
how did Elizabeth create a middle way between Catholicism & Protestantism?
May 1559: Act of Uniformity
- Church created was Protestant
- new Book of Common Prayer issued, moderately worded but contained radical Protestant ideas
- traditional Catholic Mass abandoned
- Bible written in English, services in English
- clergy allowed to marry
- pilgrimages & saints images (old Catholic practises) banned
- tried to pacify Catholics: although law declared altar replaced by communion table, could put ornaments like crosses/candles on it
- priests wore traditional Catholic-style vestments rather than plain black ones (protestants)
what came after the middle way?
it was followed by Royal Injunctions 2 months later, outlined 57 rules, then 39 Articles (1563)
what did the middle way aim to do?
end quarrels between Catholics & Protestants by making clear what Anglican Church believed in, and stop rebellions
when did the Papal Bull get issued/when was Elizabeth excommunicated?
25th February 1570
Who excommunicated Elizabeth?
Pope Pius V
what did the Papal Bull mean?
- excommunicated Elizabeth for heresy
- also excommunicated anyone who supported her
- meant she was going to Hell
- meant that Catholics no longer had to be loyal to Queen, directly ordered them to disobey her laws or be excommunicated themselves
- Elizabeth increasingly threatened by Catholic plots & assassination attempts, made her position difficult/unstable, especially since it said she was illegitimate
What was the governments reaction to the Papal Bull?
1571 - The Treason Act
- stated that denying Elizabeth’s supremacy & bringing Papal Bull into England could both be punished by death
- also anyone who left country for more than 6 months had land confiscated (attempt to prevent English Catholics from training as missionaries abroad)
What did Puritans think of the religious settlement?
- dissatisfied
- thought old RCC corrupt, too many of traditions based on superstition, not Bible
- so found Catholic parts of Elizabeth’s Middle Way offensive (e.g. continued existence of bishops & vestments work by Anglican clergy)
- became problem for Queen from 1570s onwards: many senior people at Court, Church, Parliament sympathetic to them, Puritan ideas debated in Parliament until 1576
what Catholic practises were kept in the Middle Way?
- although law said altar replaced by communion table, also said ornaments (e.g. crosses/candles) could be placed there
- priests had to wear traditional Catholic style vestments rather than plain black ones (protestants)
