Catholicism Flashcards
Define Catholic Opposition:
Any attempt by Catholics to disobey and rebel against Elizabeth’s authority as Supreme Governor of the Church.
What year was the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
1569.
What triggered the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
The flight of MQS in 1568.
Southerners replacing Northern Lords as Elizabeth did not trust them.
Who was involved in the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
The Earl of Northumberland
The Earl of Westmorland
When was the Bull of Excommunication?
1570.
What effect did the Pope telling Catholics to reject the sovereignty of Elizabeth have?
Political issue as it became a leadership struggle between Elizabeth and the Pope.
Foreign issue as it would have led to hostile relations with other Catholic countries who recognised the Pope’s authority.
When was the Throckmorton Plot?
1583.
When was the Babbington Plot?
1586.
When was the Ridolfi Plot?
1573.
What happened in the Babbington Plot?
It was a plan to execute Elizabeth and replace her with MQS.
The plot had direct permission from MQS and Walsingham’s spies recovered the evidence, providing a case for the execution of MQS in 1587.
WHAT and WHEN was the Treaty of Joinville?
1584.
A treaty between Philip of Spain and the Catholic League.
Philip agreed to financially support the French Catholic League that was ran by the Guise family.
Did the Defeat of the Spanish Armada weaken or strengthen the support for English Catholicism?
Weaken.
How many were killed by Walsingham and his Priest Hunters between 1590 and 1603?
53 Priests
35 Catholics
Who was William Allen?
Founds the Seminary Priest schools in 1568/69 for the graduates to arrive back at England n 1674 for the Catholic Mission.
Who excommunicates Elizabeth?
Pope Pius.
Who is Anthony Babbington?
He begins the Babbington Plot as he sees families being fined and attacked and Bishops being killed for their religion.
He was an extremist with contacts in high places and was willing to organise the assassination of Elizabeth and become a Martyr.
Who is Edmund Campion?
He was innocent in the eyes of the Catholics.
He was a martyr for openly professing his beliefs as a Jesuit.
He does not get involved with plots however many Jesuits do.
What did William Cecil do to control Catholic Opposition?
He was loyal to Elizabeth and managed her Parliament and drew up anti-catholic laws.
What did Francis Walsingham do to control Catholic Opposition?
His spies are set up domestically and internationally. He organised interrogations and tortures to protect the Queen and her religion.
What year were the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy imposed?
1559.
The Act of ………. Imposed a fine for Recusancy in the year………
Uniformity, 1559
The Act of ……….. Imposed the Oath of ………. which resulted in the removal of bishops and priests from their offices.
Supremacy, Supremacy.
In what decade were Catholic images and altars removed from churches?
1560s
In what year was the first Priest killed for introducing the Papal Bull?
1574
What was the name of the Seminary Priest that was executed in 1577?
Cuthbert Mayne
The Act against Catholic Recusants increased the fines to ………. in the year ………… and made it treason to convert to the Catholic faith.
£20 a month, 1581
The Act against Jesuit and Seminary priests was in what year, and what did it mean?
1585.
Made it treason for any Jesuit or Seminary Priest to enter England.
When and what was the Bond of Association?
1584.
It aimed to impose law that if Elizabeth was executed, MQS would be killed for treason. The Bond received 1000s of gentry signatures.
What two things happened in 1587?
Recusants would now lose 2/3 of their land if they defaulted on fines.
MQS was executed.
How many Priest and their helpers were executed or arrested at the hands of Walsingham’s spies in 1588?
31 Priests Killed, and their helpers arrested.
What happened in 1593?
Roman Catholics can now only move 5 miles from their homes, and gatherings of Roman Catholics are not allowed.
Throughout Elizabeth’s reign, how many Priests and helpers were executed?
130 Priests
62 helpers.
