Elizabeth I: Religion - Catholic challenges to the Settlement

Question 1

What was Elizabeth willing to accept within her church and whats an example

Answer 1

Certain aspects of Catholicism

• Requiem celebrations for the dead

Question 2

What type of fines did the 1559 Act of Supremacy lay down

Answer 2

Fines for those who were recusants, very rarely used however

Question 3

How did English Catholics survive as

Answer 3

1. Church Papists

2. Catholic Bishops

Question 4

What were Catholic Papists

Answer 4

Outwardly conformist regarding to Anglician services - however accepted low-key services with priests in secret

Question 5

What were Catholic Bishops

Answer 5

All but 1 bishop refused to take the Oath of Supremacy, these performed secret ceremonies

Question 6

When did Elizabeth’s attitudes towards Catholics change

Answer 6

in 1569 following the Northern rebellion and following her excommunication by Pope Pius V in 1570

Question 7

What were the 3 Penal Laws passed against Catholics in the 1570s/1580s

Answer 7

1. 1571 Act - made the Publication of Papal Bulls Treasonable
2. 1581 Act to Retain the Queens subjects
3. 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests

Question 8

What was the Act passed in 1571

Answer 8

The act made the Publication of Papal bulls treasonable

Done following her excommunication

Question 9

What was the 1581 Act to Retain the Queens subjects

Answer 9

An act that made

1. Treason to withdraw subjects allegiance to either the Queen or the Church of England
2. Saying of mass was punishable by death
3. Fine for recusancy increased to £20, knights paid £50! very extreme

Question 10

What was the 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary priests

Answer 10

This made it treasonable for priests ordained under the Popes authority to enter England

Question 11

Impact of the 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary priests

Answer 11

Made it much easier for the courts to secure convictions for treason

123 priests were convicted and executed

Question 12

How many Priests were convicted and executed

Answer 12

123 Priests

Question 13

When was the fine for Recusancy increased further

Answer 13

1587

Question 14

What did the fine for recusancy in 1587 cause

Answer 14

2/3 of the Land a recusant owned would be taken away by the Exchequer

Question 15

What are the reasons for the tightening of legislation

Answer 15

1. The international situation and the worsening relations with Phillip of Spain
2. The fear of Catholic rebellion, made worse by the onset of Catholic missions

Question 16

What was the ‘Bond of association for the Preservation of the Queen’

Answer 16

Bond passed in 1584 that meant anyone who took the oath had to murder anyone that attempted to usurp the Crown