EE 8.3 - Who were the puritans and how did they try to alter the settlement Flashcards
Chapter 8.3 - Puritans
Puritans
What are puritans?
People who wanted changes to the Settlement - more radical Protestants
Why was Thomas Sampson, the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, deprived of his position in May 1565?
He would not wear the surplice
When was the term ‘puritan’ used for the first time?
1565
How many London preachers lost their jobs in the Vestments controversy? (refusing to wear vestments)
37
What did Henry Bullinger, a Puritan leader in Zurich, say to the London preachers who had been sacked?
That it was better for them to give in over indifferent matters and remain in post to serve the Church more fully
What were the Thirty-Nine Articles?
The Articles were a definition of the beliefs and practices of the English Church
When had the Thirty-Nine Articles been accepted by the Convocation (church parliament)?
1563
What happened regarding the Thirty-Nine Articles in 1571 which was a concession to Puritans?
Clergy with reservations about the Thirty-Nine Articles need acknowledge only the Articles concerned with the doctrine
What did puritan MP Walter Strickland propose in April 1571?
To reform the Book of Common Prayer by:
- Abolishing the use of surplices
- The ring in marriage
- Kneeling at communion
- Abolishing other practices he deemed superstitious
What happened to Walter Strickland after his proposals in April 1571?
He was barred from parliament was but allowed to return after an outcry from MPs
When did MP Anthony Cope propose major religious reforms?
1586
What did Anthony Cope want to replace the Book of Common Prayer with?
The Genevan Prayer Book
What happened after Cope’s proposals?
Cope and four others were sent to the Tower
What document was published in June 1572?
‘The Admonition to the Parliament’
What two ministers published ‘The Admonition to the Parliament’ in June 1572?
John Field and Thomas Wilcox
What did John Field and Thomas Wilcox propose in ‘The Admonition to the Parliament’ in June 1572?
Urged that the Genevan ministry of pastors, elders and deacons should replace the current hierarchy in the Church
How long did John Field and Thomas Wilcox spend in Newgate prison for publishing ‘The Admonition to the Parliament’?
1 year
When were the Martin Marprelates?
In the 1580s
Why did Martin Marprelates pamphlets turn many people against Puritanism?
The pamphlets used extreme language, such as calling bishops ‘dumb dogs’
What were separatists?
Puritans who were not prepared to compromise
What did two Cambridge graduates, Robert Browne and Robert Harrison, form in 1580?
Their own separatist church
Where did Browne and Harrison go in 1582 after being imprisoned for setting up a separatist church in Norwich?
Holland
What happened to Henry Barrow and John Greenwood after setting up a separatist church in London?
They were executed for sedition in 1593
Who was made the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583 after spending his life fighting Puritanism?
Whitgift
What was Archbishop Whitgift set on enforcing?
Conformity in the Church
What did Archbishop Whitgift introduce in 1583, which all clergy had to subscribe to?
The Three Articles
