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’
