Chapter 19 Flashcards
What was the Conventicle Act 1664, and what led to it occurring the year before.
Conventicle means unlawful meetings of worship
Religious meeting of five or more were forbidden.
- this was due to the Northern Rising of 63’, where religious radicals and republicans joined with rebels from Scotland and Ireland to plot against the government.
What was the 65’ Five Mile Act?
Any teacher/preacher who refused to take oaths were not allowed within five miles of towns they taught in
What was the Corporation Act of 61’?
Not allowed to hold office in a corporation unless you accept the terms of the Church of England
What was the Clarendon Code of 61’, and name 2 things included in it
A restoration religious settlement that made the Church of England broader than Charles I’s Laudian church, and was effectively controlled by Parliament
- Five Mile Act 65’
- Conventicle Act 64’
- Corporation Act of 61’
- Act of Uniformity of 62’
What was the declaration of indulgence of 72 ‘and what was the result
Charles used his suspending powers to drop all penal laws against dissenters.
- Parliament felt he was trying to get close to France, so said they won’t give him subsides if he goes with the declartion
- so Charles II issued the Test Act of 73’ instead
What was the Test Act of 73’
All holders of public office to take an oath of loyalty to the Church of England and to reject the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation
What was the Quaker Act of 62’,and what was the result of the act?
Outlined a series of punishments for Quakers
- 450 Quakers died in prison
- 15,000 suffered a form of punishment
What were the consequences of persecuting protestant dissenters after the restoration
Quakers became more passive.
- from supporting armed struggles in 59’/60’ to declaring absolute pacifism
Name 2 reasons why dissent had less appeal after the restoration
- Needed a spiritual connection which not many could reach
- Emphasis on the bible excluded the illiterate
- Sermons could be too long for normal people as they’d last hours
- Dissenters were very divided into many groups
How was Millenarianism defeated and suppressed
By a series of executions and persecutions, it prevented the re-emergence of millenarianism.
- In 60’, Thomas Harrison (a millenarian) is an example who was selected for regicide, and was found guilty of treason
Name 3 examples of Catholic influence over Charles II’s court
- Charles II’s mother Henrietta Maria
- Charles II’s brother James
- Charles II’s Wife Catherine of Braganza
- Charles II’s mistresses were Catholics
