38. Plots, excommunications, and Jesuits Flashcards

1
Q

Why did threats to elizabeth from Catholics increase significantly after 1568?

A

-Mary’s arrival to England
-papal bull of 1570
-northern rebellion
-massacre at st Bartholomew
-the arrival of seminary priests and jesuits
-Philip ended his dispute with French Catholics

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2
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When was the massacre at st Bartholomew?

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1572

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3
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What was the massacre at st Bartholomew in France?

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Many Protestants were killed at the hands of Catholics and convinced English Protestants that there was a European-wide Catholic conspiracy to exterminate Protestants

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What was the idea that Protestantism was to be exterminated compounded by?

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The assassination of William Orange by a Catholic

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When did Philip end his dispute with French Catholics?

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1585

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What did Philip agree to do with the French Catholics?

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Ally with them against Protestants in Europe

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7
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What did Pope Pius V issue?

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The bull Regnans in Excelsis

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8
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When did the pope issue his papal bull?

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April 1570

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9
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What did the popes papal bull do?

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It excommunicated elizabeth

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10
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What did elizabeth’s excommunication mean for Catholics?

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They were no longer obliged to recognise elizabeth as their queen

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11
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What would happen if Catholics continued to obey elizabeth?

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They would be guilty of excommunication

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12
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What would any rebellion against the Queen result in according to the pope?

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A papal pardon

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13
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Why was the papal bull mainly ignored?

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Little effort was made to publicise it, and it was written in Latin

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14
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Why were most, especially landowners, more loyal to the monarch than the pope?

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The established hierarchy was a key part of their own security

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15
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What was the first plot against elizabeth?

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The northern rebellion of 1569

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16
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What was the Ridolfi plot?

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A florentine banker, Roberto Ridolfi, plotted with Don Geurau de Spes, the Spanish ambassador, to marry Mary to the Duke of Norfolk and put her on the throne

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17
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When was the Ridolfi plot?

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1571

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18
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What was the Throckmorton plot?

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Francis Throckmorton plotted with Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador, to remove elizabeth and replace her with Mary

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19
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What happened to Throckmorton?

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He was discovered and executed in 1584

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20
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When was the Throckmorton plot?

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1583

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21
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What was the Parry Plot?

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William Parry, a Welsh member of parliament, intended to assassinate elizabeth

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22
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Who uncovered the parry plot?

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Walsingham

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23
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What happened to parry?

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He was hanged

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24
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When was the parry plot?

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1585

25
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What was the Babington plot?

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Anthony Babington and some friends plotted to kill elizabeth and make England Catholic

26
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Who was gonna help the Babington plot?

A

Spanish troops from the Netherlands

27
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What did Babington do?

A

He forwarded Mary’s letters to her agent, Thomas Morgan

28
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What did marys letters say?

A

She agreed to the murder of her cousin

29
Q

What would happen without English seminaries?

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Catholicism would have no new priests so would die out

30
Q

Who set up a seminary?

A

William Allen

31
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Where was William Allen from?

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Lancashire

32
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Where did William Allen set up his seminary?

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Douai, France

33
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Why is as the seminary set up in France?

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To train young English Catholics to be priests, then return to work in England

34
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When did the first seminary priests arrive in England?

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1574

35
Q

How many seminary priests came to England before 1580?

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100

36
Q

How many seminary priests were executed before 1580?

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3

37
Q

Who was the first execution of seminary priests?

A

Cuthbert Mayne

38
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Where was Cuthbert Mayne executed?

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Launceston, Cornwall

39
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When was Cuthbert mayne executed?

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1571

40
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What act was passed in 1571?

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An act that made possession of the papal bull treasonous

41
Q

How many priests came after 1580?

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179 priests in a five year period

42
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How many of the priests who came to England after 1580 were executed?

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24

43
Q

What was established encouraged by William Allen?

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An English college in Rome

44
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Who established the English college in Rome?

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Pope Gregory XIII

45
Q

Where did most Catholic priests operate?

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In the south east

46
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Why did most priests operate in the south east?

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Because of the proximity to the channel ports

47
Q

How many priests were in the south east by 1580?

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Nearly half of the priests in England

48
Q

Where were most catholics?

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In the north

49
Q

Who were jesuits?

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Missionary priests who were set up to reconvert places that had become Protestant

50
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When and where were the jesuits founded?

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Paris in 1540

51
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When did the first Jesuits come to england?

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1580

52
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Who were the first Jesuits to come to England?

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Robert Parsons and Edmund Campion

53
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What act was passed as a result of the Jesuits?

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An act against Jesuits and seminary priests

54
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What did the Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests state?

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Anyone could be put to death for being a Catholic priest , or giving shelter or support to a Catholic priest

55
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How many deaths did the 1585 act cause?

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98 executions of the 438 priests who arrived in England after 1585

56
Q

Why was the effectiveness of Jesuits limited?

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Because of rivalry with seminary priests

57
Q

What was the archpriest controversy?

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Seminary priests and Jesuits disagreed over whether the Jesuit George Blackwell should be appointed to have ultimate control over English Catholic priests

58
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When was the arch priest controversy?

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1598