(6) Religious Issues Flashcards
When was Laud promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury?
August 1633
When was the Trial of Bastwick, Burton and Prynne?
June 1637
What were Bastwick, Burton and Prynne guilty of?
Seditious libel - they had written pamphlets attacking Laud
What happened to Prynne?
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
What did people also believe ‘SL’ to mean?
Stigmata Laudis
Why were their punishments not traditional?
Gentlemen were not typically put in pillors
What did the Trail of B,B and P demonstrate?
That Laud was not respectful of social hierarchies
What was Laud theologically?
Arminian
What were the reforms under Laud expressed as?
Laudianism
What were the key terms of Laudianism?
- Beauty of Holiness
- Preists
- Liturgy
- Public Prayer
- Altar
- Anti-Sabbatarianism
What was the Beauty of Holiness?
The physical setting of the church as the holy house of God
What was the impact of Priests?
Emphasised status of the clergy and the role of ministers
What was liturgy?
This was set prayers and rituals that increased in priority and enforced more rigidly
What was key about public prayer?
There was a priority on prayer rather than preaching - a direct challenge to the Puritan emphasis on preaching
What was significant about the Altar?
There was a renewed emphasis on sacraments and communion - the eucharist