Elizabeth Golden Age Flashcards
What did Elizabeth believe about the religious settlement by 1563
Positive she had achieved the settlement she had always wanted.
What was the main question raised about her settlement?
Was it complete or incomplete
Who regarded her settlement as incomplete
The puritans
What did the puritans believe in
They thought the church needed to remove its ‘supersition’
What was the vestments controversy?
Led by the puritans
The Act of uniformity and the royal injunctions stated the clerical dress . This was a catholic practice and refused to agree to it. They believed it was a superstitious dress.
How did Elizabeth want to end this issue?
She removed Thomas Sampson (Oxford academic) from his post at Christ church college
What did this show about Elizabeth?
The extent she was determined to go to, to bring an end to religious division.
What did Archbishop Parker do and when?
He and 5 bishops issued the ‘Advertisements’ . It required all clergy to follow ‘one uniformity of rites and manners’ in the administration of sacraments.
March 1566
Did everyone agree to the advertisements?
No. 37 clergy had refused and they were deprived of their posts
What did these events show about the queen.
The extent of the queens determination to enforce the settlement. Reforming bishops had to choose between accepting the religious settlement or the desire to remove superstition from the church.
What was Presbyterian movement? what did they believe in?
They were a branch of puritan.They believed the church was Calvinist in its doctrine but needed reform in its structure and forms of worship.
When did the Presbyterian movement occur?
After the vestments controversy
Where did they put their criticisms?
In 2 Admonitions
What did the they both say?
1- attacked the book of common prayer and called for the abolishment of the bishops
2- detail description of the Presbyterian church system of government.
Who was the pamphlet war between?
Cartwright and John Whitgift.
What did Cartwright believe?
Him and the Presbyterians believed the popish superstitions in the church needed to be eradicated and the settlement to be modified.
What did whitgift believe in?
The Presbyterian attitude wasn’t good for church and that they would split it.
Which areas were the Presbyterian common in?
London, Suffolk , Essex
Who favoured them?
Earl of Huntingdon , Leicester and burghley
Why did they favour the Presbyterians?
They would counter the influence of Catholicism?
How far would they go to show their support?
They would defend the clergy who were in trouble by the authorities because of their support to the Presbrytaians.
How were the actions of the 3 earls threatening to Elizabeth
She wanted the religious settlement to be obeyed and practiced. Those’re worked closely with such as Burghley had gone against this which could lead to religious divisions. Making it harder or her religious settlement to be accepted.
What had Peter Turner and Anthony Coper try to bring into place?
Turner 1584 and cope 1587 tried to replace the book of common prayer with their own versions. This had no support and didn’t go through to parliament.
How was John Whit gift (archbishop of Canterbury) attempt to destroy Presbrytrans?
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