[Divisons] The Religious Settlement Flashcards
When Protestants abandoned the Catholic faith and established their own churches without the Pope (1517) what was this called?
The English reformation
When was the English reformation?
1517
What was the English reformation in response to?
The corruptions of the Catholic Church
When did The (English) reformation land in England?
1532
Why did the English reformation hit England in 1532?
It’s when Henry VIII created the Church of England due to his desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon (+conflict with the Pope)
Despite Henry VIIIs conflict with the Pope, did he ever accept Protestantism?
No
By 1558, England was Catholic under who?
Elizabeth
The Reformation had split the Christian church into what two religions?
Protestant and Catholic
The religious division of 1588 was the split between which two religions?
Protestant and Catholic
Where did there tend to be more Protestants?
Northen Europe
Where did there tent to be more Catholics
Southern Europe
Why were there more Protestants in Southern Europe?
Fleeing persecution in Europe
What were extreme Protestants known as?
Puritans
How did the Puritans want to purify the Christian religion?
By getting rid of anything not in the bible
By getting rid of anything not in the bible, the Puritans believed this would do what?
Purify Christianity
The clergy was mostly Catholic in 1558, what was the clergy?
People who worked for the church
Bishops were included in the clergy and the House of Lords ,meaning they had the power to reject whose laws?
Elizabeths
If Elizabeth tried to pass a law to change the country from Catholicism, who could potentially reject it?
The Bishops within the clergy+House of lords
Which religion rejected basic decoration, and special vestments?
Puritans
