Early Elizabeth : religious settlement

Question 1

How did Elizabeth stabilise the economy ?

Answer 1

• Scheme to withdraw debased coinage and replace them with soundly minted coins
• Debasement was not used throughout her government and reign

Question 2

How was the protestant emphasis shown ?

Answer 2

• All but one of the Marian Bishops refused to continue their office

Question 3

What was clear about the religious settlement ?

Answer 3

• The erastian nature of the Church of England

Question 4

Evidence of Elizabeth’s religious settlement being moderate ?

Answer 4

• Some of the early appointments of Bishoprics were moderates and the appointment of Matthew Parker as Archbishop (not exiled under Mary)

Question 5

Evidence that Elizabeth’s appointment of bishops was Protestant ?

Answer 5

• Most new Bishops returned from Exile and their appointments were a conscious strategy to reshape the hierarchy of the Church

Question 6

When was the act of supremacy passed and what were it’s key features ?

Answer 6

• Act of Supremacy 1559 :
  1. Papal supremacy was rejected
  2. Reformation legislation of HVIII was restored
  3. The Queen was established as the Supreme governor
  4. Heresy law under Mary was repealed

Question 7

When was the act of uniformity passed and what did it do ?

Answer 7

• Passed in 1559
• Continuous amendments were made : Variation in eucharist belief was possible and the ‘black rubric’ which explained away the practice of kneeling at the administration of Eucharist was omitted
• moderate

Question 8

Why were not all Protestants happy with the Act of Uniformity ?

Answer 8

• Such ornaments of the church and of ministers should be that of those in place in the second year of EVI’s reign (before the 1549 Act of uniformity)

Question 9

What were the Royal injunctions ?

Answer 9

• 1559
• Instructions about how the church services and government of the Church
• Issued the Queen as the supreme governor

Question 10

What changes did the Royal injunctions bring about ?

Answer 10

• Enforced Protestant practice.
• Made clear the protestant character (emphasised ‘suppression of superstition’ which was catholic practice)
• Eucharist to be at a simple communion table rather than at the alter (change in the direction of reform)
• Catholic practices eg pilgrimages and use of candles were described as ‘works devised by mans fantasies’

Question 11

How did the Royal injunctions reflect Elizabeth’s personal views ?

Answer 11

• People persuaded to forbear all vain and contentious disputations in matters of religion
• Disproval of clerical marriage (perspective wives of the clergy had to get a certificate signed by 2 JPs) - Catholic in nature

Question 12

What was the contradiction in Elizabeth’s approach to the settlement ?

Answer 12

• Wanted to reshape the church along evangelical lines BUT disapproved of the clergy marrying and distrusted preaching

Question 13

What were the 39 articles of religion ?

Answer 13

• 1563
• Sought to define the difference between the Church of England and the Catholic church
• Supportive of the reformed doctrine and belief

Question 14

Which prayer book was reestablished by the Act of uniformity ?

Answer 14

• 1552 Prayer book

Question 15

Who was expected to take an oath in the Act of Supremacy ?

Answer 15

• Every ecclesiastical person, judge, justice, mayor + every person “in your highness’s wages”