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
What happened when the bishop officiating 1558 Christmas Day mass disobeyed her order not to elevate the host?
She left the chapel
What Protestant tradition did Elizabeth hate?
Married clergy
Why did Elizabeth keep some Catholic characteristics?
They could be useful in preventing Spain from launching a crusade against her
When did Elizabeth’s first parliament meet?
January 1559
What did Elizabeth’s spokesperson say her aim was when parliament first met in January 1559?
‘uniting of the people of this realm into a uniform order of religion’
What was the opposition to the idea of the Royal Supremacy in the House of Lords?
All 17 bishops opposed the idea of the Royal Supremacy
What did Elizabeth and Cecil consider after parliamentary opposition to her first religious proposals?
Dissolution of parliament
What two bishops were sent to the Tower for disobedience before the second parliament session?
Bishops of Lincoln and Winchester
What did the Act of Supremacy do?
Altered Elizabeth’s title from ‘Supreme Head’ to ‘Supreme Governor’
How many bishops voted against the Act of Supremacy?
All bishops
What Act was easily passed in the Commons faced more opposition in the Lords?
The Act of Uniformity
What were the 2 major acts in the Religious Settlement?
- The Act of Supremacy
- The Act of Uniformity
What were the 4 things in the Act of Supremacy which was included in the Settlement?
- Elizabeth made the Supreme Governor of the Church
- All clergy and official must take an oath to her as Supreme Governor
- Heresy laws repealed
- Communion (bread and wine) authorised
What were the 4 things in the Act of Uniformity which was included in the Act of Uniformity?
- 1552 Book of Common Prayer to be used in all churches
- All must attend church on Sundays
- Ornaments of the church were to be those current in 1548
- The ‘Black Rubric’ from the 1552 prayer book which denied communion was omitted
In the Religious Settlement, where were taxes by the church (First Fruits and Tenths) to be paid?
To Elizabeth
As a result of the Settlement, what happened to the few monasteries that Mary had restored?
They were dissolved again
What were the Royal Injunctions included in the Settlement?
- Clergy to wear distinctive dress
- Music at services encouraged
- Images not to be destroyed
- Congregations bow at the name of Jesus
What have historians described the Religious Settlement as?
A ‘Via Media’ - middle way between Catholicism and Protestantism
