Elizabeth Flashcards
Issuing of the book of Advertisements
1566
Mary Queen of Scots flees to England
1568
Proposed marriage of Duke of Norfolk to Mary exposed
1569
Revolt of the Northern Earls
1569
- Catholic sympathisers in the government; Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Northumberland and Earl of Westmoreland = Show fractional rivalry
- Suggesting that Norfolk should marry Mary Queen of Scots= Claims to the throne and Catholic
- Elizabeth was scared of in apprising similar to at the end of Edward’s reign and the Wyatt’s rebellion = people question the religious settlement, didn’t want to cause disagreements
The Elizabethan Church Settlement
1559-1569 includes
- Act of Uniformity 1559
- Act of Supremacy 1559
- Royal Injunctions 1559
- 39 Articles 1563
Bishop Jewel publishes The Apology of the Church of England
1562
-Tried to show that the Protestant faith wasn’t heretical
by answering the criticisms of Catholics
-Argued that there was nothing wrong with catholic doctrine but it was the Catholic Church was had corrupted the purity of scripture
-Claimed that man could only be saved by faith and not good works
Publication of 39 Articles
1563 (finalised in 1571)
- Basis of doctrine and theology in Church
- Transubstantiation was not allowed and justification was by faith alone
- Priests had to be subscribed to the articles by 1571 or their livings were taken away
- Influenced by Edwards 42 articles from 1552
Elizabeth writes to Archbishop Parker= start of the veteran controversy
1565
Elizabeth forbids the elevation of the Host
1558
Act of Supremacy
1559
- Elizabeth established as governor of the Church in England. Appeased to extreme Protestants who believed that a woman couldn’t be the head of the church.
- Gave Catholic’s a chance to believe that the Pope was the head of the church. Although English Catholic’s showed more loyalty to Elizabeth
- 14 Bishops originally refused and were removed from their sees
Act of Uniformity
1559
- Everyone had to attend church each week or was charged 12d (a considerable sum for the poor)
- Established the 1549 Book of Common Prayer as the official doctrine for the Church but with two sentences about the Black Rubric and communion removed
- Also included what clergy should wear and church decoration instructions
New Prayer Book approved
1559
Royal Injunctions enforce new religious settlement
1559
- Established the pattern of worship and attacking some Catholic practices but ensuring continutity were possible
- No pilgrimages
- No monuments to ‘supposed miracles’
- Preachers to hold a license and have to have a Master’s from Oxford or Cambridge (this left a lot of priests reliant on Books of Homilies to get their sermons, because they had to make 15 sermons a year)
- Clergy had to observe the Royal Supremacy and preach against superstition and the papal supremacy
- Priests could only marry with permission of their bishop and two justices of the peace (Elizabeth hated clerical marriage)
Commissioners and injunctions
- As part of the injunctions 125 commissioners were sent to churches and to enforce the oath of supremacy
- Greater destruction of images and 400 Marian clergy lost their livings
Scottish Protestants appeal for help from Elizabeth
1559
