Elizabeth Flashcards
duffys view on catholicism and the settlement
” accommodating traditionalism”
priests who were “ making possible the marriage of the old ways and the new”hh
what did the bishop of lichfield complain about
parishioners hiding images rather than destroying them
conservative members of the privy council
traditional aristocracy
marquis of winchester
earl of sussex
retained conservative instincts on religion
evidence the bulk of the clergy instinctively conservative
only 23% of senior clergy in york completely endorsed royal supremacy
what did the bishop pf hereford report
all cathedral cannons were
“rank papists”
haigh quote on the state of popular catholicism and the protestant church
” for a decade or more the church of england was a protestant church with many catholic churches. For even longer it was a protestant church with many catholic or at least conservative clergy”.
treaties with france and scotland
cateau cambresis 1559
favourable calais returned after 8 years
ended war bet spain and f
treaty of berwick
offer conditional support to lords of congregation scotland
treaty of edinburgh
favourable
f withdrew from scot
congregation accepted
treaty of troyes 1564
unfavourable lost calais and indemnity
when did elizabeth seize spanish treasure ships
1568
haighs view on catholic conformity during elizabeths reign
“most catholics bent with the times”
1560 “ survivalist catholicism was diluted by conformity”
most english catholics “church papists”
which treaty was described as a defensive league against spain
treaty of blois
treaty of blois
1572
guy
“a defensive league against Spain”
f abandoned support for MQS claim to english throne
which historian suggested john Hawkins actions of breaking the Spanish monopoly over slave trade in the Caribbean was directly supported by Elizabeth
Pollitt
How many florins did the Spanish ships carry in 1568
400 000
borrowed from genoese bankers two finance the war in the netherlands
spanish ambassadors that played a key role in Eliz foreign policy
da silva
da Spes
What does Susan Doran call the 39 Articles?
“Something of a hybrid, containing features that were Lutheran, Zwinglian and Calvinist.”
Context
16th Century Europe dominated by major power houses Spain and France; England somewhat restricted to a reactive foreign policy lacking power to dictate events
councillors
Conyers Read: influence of Walshingham’s Protestantism and pragmatism of Cecil Stephen Alford: secular pragmatism of Walshingham and Protestant outlook of Cecil underestimated Susan Doran: contradictory advice confused EI policy P Williams: strong EI ruled over council
executions after the northern rebellion
800 perished on the gallows, and 57 noblemen and gentlemen were attainted by parliament, and their estates confiscated. At York alone, 28 priests were hanged, bowelled, and quartered
summary of relations bet england and spain by 1571
Relations bet England and spain were not irreparable but a sourness had entered the relationship that would be difficult to eradicate in the future
events that led to the deteriorating relationship with spain
John Hawkins actions
trying to break the spanish monopoly over slave trade in Caribbean- pollitt (liz direct support)
fleet blockaded in mexican port 1568 only 2 ships could escape
netherlands- philip trying to create a tighter form of political organisation to remove herersy - he dispatched an army under duke of Alba
put pressure of Eliz to help HUG
1568 when spanish vessels carrying 400 00 florins to pay the spanish troops cornwall and devon Eliz seized the money
De Spas encouraged Alba to sieze English ships and property in Netherlands
netherlands v strategic a large Spanish army could launch an invasion from netherlands
trade came to a halt detrimental both sides
Loads view on how easy it was for Eliz to initially establish her authority
” the shortness of Mary I reign and the continuing unpopularity of the papacy made matters relatively straightforward”
Mac Culloch’s view on how easy it was for elizabeth to initially establish her authority
“another change in religion was inevitable. Elizabeth protestant sympathies and her position as semi- prisoner in Mary’s reign made her the focus of protestant hopes. But England chief ally in Europe was the catholic king of Spain”
Act of Supremacy
Elizabeth as the only supreme governor of this realm and spiritual and ecclesiastical things
Act of Uniformity
Restored church service of the Book of Common Prayer
-basically Protestant but not extreme
