Eizabeth Flashcards
When was the act of persuasions and what was it?
1581
£20 a month fine for not going to Protestant church
When was the act against priests and what was it
1585
Illegal to shelter a priest
When was the recusancy act and what was it
1587
2/3 land taken away from recusants
When was the act of restraining recusants and what was is
1593
Catholics had to stay within 5 miles from house
No large gatherings
When was the act of supremacy and what was it
1559
Church of England independent
Elizabeth supreme governer
What was the act of uniformity and when was it
1559
Compulsory attendance at Protestant church
Bible service in English
Would be fined
Who were conformers
Catholics that became protestant
Who were church papists
Secret catholics attended Protestant church
Who were recusants
Wealthy
Refused to go to church
Paid fines
Who were plotters
Plotted to kill Elizabeth
Small group ineffective
What was a seminary priest
Support catholics not convert
Held mass and confession
What was a Jesuit priest
Converted people to become catholic
Why did the threat of priests fail
Argued instead of working together
In the wealthy area where they could afford fines
What was and when was the poor law
1601
Begging forbidden
Vagrants whipped and sent back home
Impotent poor looked after in alms houses
Work given to able bodied poor
Refuse to work -hard labour
Justice of the peace collected poor tax rate
What happened in 1589
Illegal to shelter vagrants
