4. The Problem Of Religion Flashcards
Religious turbulence since …….
Henry VIII and the Protestant Reformation
By …….. more than 50% of Englands population were ……
1559
Protestant
Elizabeth wanted to reach a …….
Compromise
Catholics believed ……. should be in Latin and ………
church services and the bible
priests should not marry
Protestants believe the …… and there should be ………..
Monarch is head of the Church
Little decoration in churches
Puritans were more extreme Protestants believing in ……
selecting a committee rather than having one head of the Church
Elizabeth considered her personal beliefs; she was raised ….. and lived in ………
Protestant
danger under her Catholic sister Mary’s reign
Elizabeth believed in a …… and not …… for their beliefs
United country
Persecuting people
Elizabeth had to consider …..
Foreign reactions
Mary, Queen of Scots was ……. And married ……
Was viewed as the rightful Catholic heir to the English throne
The French king
King Phillip II was a ….
Devoted catholic
If the Pope chose to ……… Elizabeth, this may cause ……..
exocommunicate
Catholic uprisings against her
Protestant ……… wanted to come home
Marian exiles
Middle way known as …….. , Elizabeth created a church which reflected ……
Via Media
Both Protestant and Catholic practices
The Middle Way was a policy of …..
Toleration
Protestantism became the …….
Official religion
A new …….. returned, last seen under Edward VI’s reign
Prayer Book and English Bible
Priests were allowed to …..
Marry
Catholic aspects like ……… remained
Archbishops and cathedrals
Catholics …… persecuted
Were not
The Act of Supremacy in …… made Elizabeth ……
1559
‘Supreme Governor of the Church of England’
All important officials swore an ……..
Failure to do so resulted in …..
Oath of loyalty to Elizabeth’s new title
Imprisonment
Act of Uniformity in ….. ensured ……..
1559
practises and attitudes were the same nationwide
Protestant ……. to be used in all churches
Book of Common Prayer
Ornaments and decorations …..
Allowed
Clergy had to …….. and were ……
wear vestments
Allowed to marry
Church services in ……
English
Everyone had to attend ……..
Church on a Sunday and other holy days
…….. had to pay a fine of ……
Recusants
1 shilling
Monasteries founded by …….. and wealth passed to the ……
Mary I closed down
crown
The Royal Injunctions in ……. provided a set of instructions to …….
9 orders put in place included …….. and …..
1559
The clergy to establish uniformity
teaching the royal supremacy
Denouncing papal authority
…… commissioners were appointed to ……. And the ….. were in charge of the daily running of the Church
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check these rules were enforced
Episcopate
The Act of Exchange in …… passed …….. and Elizabeth could …….
1559
land from the Church to the Crown
force Bishops to rent or grant land to her nobility
The ……. Confirmed the beliefs of the Church of England
39 Articles
In england by ……. Most had accepted the new church
1560s
Only ……. priests refused to accept the changes and they were …..
250/9000
dismissed
Reactions were ……. And fines were ……
Muted
Not strictly enforced
Abroad: foreign reaction was …… in the …….
Limited
1560s
France was distracted by ……
A civil war
King Phillip II of Spain initially wanted …….
Friendship with england
Pope was …… as hoped changes would be ……
not critical
reversed over time
By …….. attitudes had hardened and both ……. Became actively involved in plots
1570s and 1580s
Spain and the Papacy
