(6) Religious Issues Flashcards

1
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When was Laud promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury?

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August 1633

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2
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When was the Trial of Bastwick, Burton and Prynne?

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June 1637

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3
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What were Bastwick, Burton and Prynne guilty of?

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Seditious libel - they had written pamphlets attacking Laud

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4
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What happened to Prynne?

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He had his ears fully removed - the top had been previously cut off in 1634 for attacking Henrietta Maria’s court

He also had ‘SL’ burned in his cheeks for seditious libel

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5
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What did people also believe ‘SL’ to mean?

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Stigmata Laudis

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6
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Why were their punishments not traditional?

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Gentlemen were not typically put in pillors

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7
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What did the Trail of B,B and P demonstrate?

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That Laud was not respectful of social hierarchies

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8
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What was Laud theologically?

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Arminian

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9
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What were the reforms under Laud expressed as?

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Laudianism

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10
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What were the key terms of Laudianism?

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  • Beauty of Holiness
  • Preists
  • Liturgy
  • Public Prayer
  • Altar
  • Anti-Sabbatarianism
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11
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What was the Beauty of Holiness?

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The physical setting of the church as the holy house of God

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12
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What was the impact of Priests?

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Emphasised status of the clergy and the role of ministers

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13
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What was liturgy?

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This was set prayers and rituals that increased in priority and enforced more rigidly

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14
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What was key about public prayer?

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There was a priority on prayer rather than preaching - a direct challenge to the Puritan emphasis on preaching

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15
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What was significant about the Altar?

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There was a renewed emphasis on sacraments and communion - the eucharist

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16
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What was Anti-Sabbatarianism?

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The activities on Sundays were a matter of the Church to decide; not a scriptural imperative - a direct challenge to Puritan theology of the Sabbath

17
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What was Laud’s altar policy?

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  • North-South alignment of the communion table against the easternmost wall
  • Chancel - where the altar stands
  • Covered with an embroidered cloth
  • Enforcement checked by annual ‘visitations’
18
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What was the consequence of Laud’s altar policy?

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  • viewed as a return to Catholic mass
  • there was a dangerous lack of respect for the tradition and social status quo
  • strict enforcement narrowed tolerance
19
Q

How was the clergy politicised?

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  • all Scottish bishops became JPs in 1634
  • Laud became chancellor of Oxford University in 1630
  • the overlap between religious and political spheres made Charles’ circle of advisors narrow
20
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How did Laud establish religious conformity?

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  • asserting conformity: revising the cannon rules to include a new altar
  • auditing conformity: visitations and presentment bills
  • enforcing conformity: star chamber and court of high commission were used in greater frequency
21
Q

What was Laudianism like in Scotland?

A

Charles was ignorant of the distinctive nature of Scottish Presbyterianism

22
Q

When was Charles crowned in Scotland?

A

1633

23
Q

What were Scottish subjects told in 1629?

A

They must kneel to take communion in their parish at least once a year

24
Q

What was published in Scotland in 1636?

A

Scottish canons based on English canons

25
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What were the two main reasons for opposition to grow against Laudianism?

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  1. Laudianism specifically attacked Puritan beliefs and practices, thus many Puritans became more radical and dogmatic
  2. Laudian looked perilously close to Catholicism
26
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What were some direct assaults on Puritans?

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1633 Book of Sports - outlined a range of activities people could do after attending the compulsory Sunday service

27
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When did and how were the abolition of the Feoffees for Impropriations become abolished?

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1633, Laud used the Star Chamber

28
Q

Where did many Puritans emigrate to?

A

Puritan colony in Pennsylvania in New England

29
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How did Puritans use pamphlets to oppose Laudianism?

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They used them to describe bishops as ‘cruel’ and ‘vipers’ and ‘tigers’ this was used by Bastwick, Burton, Prynne and Lilburne

30
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What were the emerging Puritan groups?

A
  • Hampden circle
  • Puritan Pamphleteers
  • Providence Island company