EE 8.1 - QE and Religion - What were the pressures on QE in making her Religious Settlement Flashcards
Chapter 8.1 - Pressures on Elizabeth in making her religious settlement
pressures on Elizabeth in making her religious settlement
Who returned to England as soon as Mary died?
Marian exiles
How did bishops appointed by Mary halt Elizabeth?
They were able to defeat Elizabeth’s first proposals for a Settlement
What did Elizabeth want to regain, which they had lost on the 7th January 1558?
Calais
How did Elizabeth believe it would be easier to regain Calais from the French?
By not becoming aggressively Protestant, as France was largely a Catholic country
When was the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis signed?
April 1559
What was agreed in the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis, which opened the way for Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement?
France agreed to return Calais in 8 year times if England had done nothing to forfeit it before then
Who posed a Catholic threat to Elizabeth’s position on the throne, which would increase dramatically if England became Protestant?
Mary Queen of Scots
In what writings did Protestant MP Richard Goodrich argued for a slow move towards Protestantism and to be aware of the threat from Mary?
‘Divers Points of Religion Contrary to the Church of Rome’
What did the writings ‘The Device for Alteration of Religion’ advocate?
A group of scholars should be assembled to ‘review the Book of Common Prayer, and order of ceremonies and service in the church’
What did Elizabeth symbolise with religiously?
Her father’s break with Rome
What did Elizabeth continue to do throughout Mary’s reign?
Use an English bibile
Who was Elizabeth’s mother?
Anne Boleyn
What did Elizabeth make clear in her first proclamations in 1558?
That she would introduce a Protestant Church
What did Elizabeth ask the officiating bishop on Christmas Day 1558 not to do?
Elevate the host
