39. The Problems Facing Catholics Flashcards
Why was Catholicsm becoming a distant memory?
-elizabeth’s longevity
-government legislation
-lack of support from European Catholics
-high fines
-shortage of priests
-execution of Mary
-defeat of Spanish Armada
-social pressure to conform to
When did Philip II intervene?
After the death of Mary
What did high fines mean for Catholics?
Only the wealthiest families could afford the recusancy fines, and the most committed could go abroad
What had happened to the priests who had been trained in England?
Most had died by the end of elizabeth’s reign
What did the government pass after the northern rebellion and ridolfi plot?
A revised treason act
When was the revised treason act passed?
1571
What did the revised treason act state?
Made it a treasonable offence to deny elizabeth as the rightful queen of England and the supreme governor, and to possess, discuss, or use the papal bull of excommunication
What act was passed that set a penalty for saying mass?
‘Act to retain the queens majesty’s subjects in their due obedience’
When was the act to retain the queens majesty’s subjects in their due obedience?
1581
What penalty was issued for saying mass?
200 marks and a years imprisonment
What were penalties for recusancy increased to?
£20 a month
What act was passed about Catholic priests?
‘Act against jesuits, seminary priests and such other like disobedient person’
When was the ‘act against jesuits, seminary priests and such other like disobedient person’ passed?
1583
What did the act against jesuits, seminary priests and such other like disobedient person state?
Any Catholic priest had to leave the country within 40 days, and presence after that time would be high treason
What would anyone receiving or protecting traitors face?
The death penalty
