Challenges To The Religious Settlement Flashcards
Why did Puritans challenge Elizabeth’s authority?
They disagreed with the new religious settlement and disobeyed parts of it
What was the crucific controversy?
Crucifixes showed Jesus dying on the cross and Puritans believed this was worshipping false idols. In the settlement, Elizabeth said each church must display a crucifix to not anger Catholics
When did Elizabeth remove the need for crucifixes?
After Puritan bishops threatened to resign as there wasn’t enough protestant clergymen to replace them
Where did Elizabeth insist on keeping a crucifix?
In the royal chapel
What was the vestement controversy?
Elizabeth wanted priests to wear colours, but some puritan clergy decided to wear plain vestements as they didn’t want to stand out, despited stated to do so in the Royal Injunctions
Why did Catholics believe coloured vestements were needed?
As it separated humans from God
What did Matthew Parker (archbishop of Canterbury) do in 1566?
Issued further rules to priests in ‘book of advertisements’
Why was there an exhibition in London and how many priests didn’t attend?
To show priests what to wear and 37 priests didn’t attend, losing their posts.
Which religious settlement controversy was less opposed?
Vestement controversy
What was the pope doing against protestants at the start of Elizabeth’s reign?
Beginning a counter-reformation and trying to start a war againsr protestants.
Why was it bad that the pope was taking action against protestants?
The pope held all the power in Catholicism
When did the pope issue instructions not to attend Church of England services?
1566
Why was Elizabeth fairly light on rule breaking of religious settlement?
Didn’t want to mess with the pope
What was the consequence for repeat offences to the religious settlement?
Imprisonment and loss of jobs
How much of the nobility were Catholic and why was this a problem?
1/3, held power in House of common and Lords and in large numbers
Where were nobility mostly situated and give examples?
In the North such as Northumberland and Westmorland