2) Elizabeth's Religious Policies 1: Excommunication 1570 Flashcards
When was Elizabeth excommunicated?
22nd February 1570
Who excommunicated Elizabeth?
Pope Pius V
What did the excommunication give Catholics the right to do?
The excommunication gave Catholics the right to assassinate Elizabeth, and thought that doing so would get them into Heaven.
What Papal Bull did Pope Pius V pass against Elizabeth?
He passed the Papal Bull, ‘Regnans in Excelsis’.
What did ‘Regnans in Excelsis’ declare?
‘Regnans in Excelsis’ declared Elizabeth the “pretend Queen of England and the servant of crime.”
What did the Papal Bull put pressure on Catholics to do?
The Papal Bull put pressure on Catholics to turn against Elizabeth and if their loyalty to her continued, they would be excommunicated too.
How did most of England’s Catholics react to the Papal Bull?
Most English Catholics ignored the Papal Bull as they had accepted her as Governor of the Church.
What was one of the most important results of the Papal Bull?
One of the most important results of the Papal Bull was the legislation that followed.
What Act did the government pass in 1571?
In 1571 the government passed the Act of Treason.
What did the 1571 Act of Treason make is treason to do?
The 1571 Act of Treason made it treason to deny that Elizabeth was the rightful Queen.
What did you have to do to be called a traitor under the Act of Treason?
Anyone who encouraged another to turn to Catholicism through the medium of a Papal Bull would be declared a traitor.
Despite all of this, what didn’t Elizabeth allow extreme anti-Catholic groups to do?
Despite all this, Elizabeth didn’t allow extreme anti-Catholic groups to pass worse persecution measures against Catholics.
