Chapter 4 Flashcards
When was the Jacobean period?
1603-25
When was the Caroline period?
1625-49
What was the Protestant belief of predestination?
The belief that an individual’s salvation was already decided by God and was not dependent on how that person lived.
How did Puritans sometimes refer to themselves?
The Godly
What did Puritans believe about the Church of England?
That it had not been sufficiently reformed.
What did Arminians believe about the Church of England?
That it had been reformed enough or perhaps too much, and wanted to bring it into line with traditional Catholic practices.
What sect were the majority of people in England?
Calvinist
How were Arminians viewed by many?
As being too close to Catholicism because of their emphasis on ceremony.
Why did all English Protestants share a general hostility to Catholicism?
- Because of the war against Catholic Spain under Elizabeth.
- The burning of Protestants under the Catholic ‘Bloody’ Mary (1553-58).
What was James I prepared to make a distinction between?
Catholics who were quiet and those who were factious.
What were recusancy fines?
Fines imposed on people who did not attend the compulsory Church of England service on Sunday.
Who were Jesuits?
A religious order seen as the aggressive arm of the Catholic Church.
When did James I order the collection of recusancy fines?
May 1603
When was the Gunpowder Plot?
November 1605
What did James I do in response to the Gunpowder Plot?
Introduced the Oath of Allegiance.
When did James I introduce the Oath of Allegiance?
1606
What did the Oath of Allegiance require people to do?
Swear Catholic recusants to declare their allegiance to James and not the Pope.
How were Puritans referred to?
the hotter sort of Protestant
When was the Millenary Petition?
1603
What was the Millenary Petition?
A petition presented to James I by Puritans as he travelled to London to claim the throne.
What did the Millenary Petition say?
It was a list of requests calling for:
- modifications in church services
- freedom of ministers to not wear ceremonial robes
- education requirements for ministers
When did James I announce that all tithes would go towards paying better salaries for church ministers?
July 1603
What were tithes?
1/10 of parishioners’ produce which paid the salary of clergymen.
What was James I announcement on tithes a response to?
The Millenary Petition