Elizabeth Flashcards
In 1558 who was England at war with?
France
When do the French capture Calais?
May 1558
In April 1559 what treaty was signed and what did that mean?
•Treaty of Cateua
•French could keep Calais for 8 years
In 1558 who was England allied with?
Spain
What was the Auld Alliance?
French and Scotland alliance
What bill is rejected in the HOL in Jan 1559?
Act of Supremacy
When is the Act of Supremacy reintroduced?
April 1559
Act of uniformity is passed in the HOL by what ratio?
21:18
What was in the Act of Supremacy?
•Elizabeth is Supreme Gov
•all clergy and officials must take an oath to Supreme Gov
•heresy laws passed
What is in the Act of Uniformity(Elizabeth’s)?
•1552 Book of Common Prayer to be used in all churches
•a fine of 1 shilling for not going to church on Sunday
Where were taxes paid to now?
Elizabeth
Who was made able to marry?
clergy
Elizabeth didn’t want ‘__________’?
windows into mens souls
If a bishopric remained empty the money went to Elizabeth. Oxford had no bishop for _______.
41 / 45 years
Where were the Marian Exiles living for 5 years?
Geneva
John Foxe lived with how many other puritans in Geneva?
223
What did John Clavin teach?
•separation from church and state
•no church hierarchy
What did the 1563 Convocation petition?
•Holy Days to be abolished (against act of uniformity)
•kneeling at communion to be optional (against royal injunctions)
How much was the 1563 Convocation defeated by?
1 vote
When was the Vestments Controversy?
1566
Who in Oxford Dean of Christ Church was sacked for refusing to wear a surplice?
Anthony Sampson
How many preachers were sacked for not wearing surplices?
37
Who encouraged English Puritans to conform?
Heinrich Bullinger a powerful puritan
_____ : Parliament was called to pass the _________
1571, Treason Act
Derailed by _________ ____________ who proposed a bill that would introduce ________ _______ to the church such as banning ________ _______
Walter Strickland, puritan reforms, wedding rings
What happened after Walter Strickland proposed this bill?
he was banned from parliament but allowed back after an outcry from MPs
A compromise to puritans was made, what was it?
clergy were allowed to ignore those of the 39 articles which did not relate to the doctrine
_____ : parliament called to approve _____ ________ ___ _________ execution
1586, Mary Queen of Scots
derailed by __________ _______ who proposed a bill that would remove government ________ from the church. It proposed the Church of England use the ‘__________ ______ ______’
Anthony Cope, authority, Geneva Prayer Book
Who was Cope defended by?
Job Throckmorton
What happened to Cope?
Cope, Throckmorton and 3 others were sent to the tower
Cope was later ___________ by __________ in ______
knighted, Elizabeth, 1593
1593 Parliament what happened?
A religious bill proposed that would introduce harsher punishments for puritans and catholics was edited by Walter Raleigh and his faction.
What was the outcome of the 1593 Parliament?
it removed all the punishments for puritans
Who were the two ministers who published the pamphlet called The Administration to Parliament?
John Field and Thomas Wilcox
What was in the Administration to Parliament?
•attacked MPs for not doing enough to reform the church
•the current hierarchy should be scrapped and replaced
•criticised the church for being superstitious
What was the outcome of the puritan pamphlets?
Field and Wilcox were arrested and spent a year in prison yet the pamphlet was widely read
What were the Martin Marprelates?
a series of anonymous pamphlets printed in secret in late 1580s
In the pamphlets what were bishops described as and what did they claim the Archbishop of Canterbury was?
‘dumb dogs’, ‘petty pope’
Who used the printing press to print counter propaganda?
cecil
What were separatists?
the process of setting up Puritan Churches separate from the Church of England
The __________ ______ ______________ was an illegal church caught in _______. They were set up in response to the _____________ controversy
Plumbers Hall Congregation, 1567, Vestments
________ and ___________ set up their own church in _________. It was shut down and they emigrated/exiled to Holland in ______
Browne, Harrison, Norwich, 1582
_________ and _____________ established the ___________ ________________ _________. They were executed in _____
Barrow, Greenwood, London Underground Church, 1593
When was Matthew Parker Archbishop from-till?
1559-1575
(Matthew Parker) What were some significant things he did?
•defeated puritans in 1564 Convocation
•faced down the puritans during the Vestments Controversy
•separatism happens underneath him
When was Edmund Grindal Archbishop from-till?
1575-1583
What was Edmund Grindal before?
a Marian exile
Who did Edmund Grindal help and with what?
John Foxe with the Book of Martyrs
Why did Elizabeth not listen to Parker and appoint Edmund Grindal the Archbishop of Canterbury?
to appease the rebelling puritans
What did Elizabeth want Grindal to crack down on?
prophesyings (private Bible study classes)
How did Grindal respond to Elizabeth?
he refused and wrote a 6,000 word letter defending them
What happened to Grindal after he refused?
placed under house arrest for 6 months and John Witgift took the political and legal roles of Archbishop
When was John Whitgift Archbishop from-till?
1575-1604
What did John Whitgift do in 1570?
sacked Thomas Cartwright from Cambridge for Puritan preaching
John Whitgift was also responsible for?
prosecuting Field and Wilcox after the Administration to Parliament
What was Whitgifts aim to crack down on?
nonconformists within the church
What did Whitgift introduce, when and what did all clergy have to do?
•Three Articles in 1583
•swear on it
What was written in the Three Articles?
•Accept Elizabeth as Supreme Governor
•Accept Book of Common Prayer
•Accept all 49 Articles from 1563 Convocation
What was Whitgift President of and why was it set up?
•Court of High Commission
•set up to root out puritans within the Church
How many clergy were sacked for not taking the Oath of Supremacy?
400
What did Cecil call him and what did Elizabeth call him?
•monster
•’my black husband’
What act did Whitgift draw up in 1593 and whose execution did it lead to?
•Act Against Seditious Secretaries
•Barrow and Greenwood
