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Elizabeth I: Religion - Protestant challenges to the Settlement Flashcards

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What did Puritan’s seek

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The complete eradication of ‘Popish Superstition’

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What did the Queen want

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Conformity and obedience based on the acceptance of the settlement

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What was the cause of Purtian emergence

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Failure of the Convocation of Canterbury in 1563

They expected further reform of the Church

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What did Puritans believe wasnt completed

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The 1559 English reformation

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Why did Puritans go against Bishops

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Because they believed they were an invention of the Pope to maintain control, rather than an invention of the Early Christian Church

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What were the 3 groups of Puritans

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  1. Conformists
  2. Presbyterians
  3. Separatists
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What was a Conformist Puritan

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Puritan’s who believed the underlying Puritan doctrine however were prepared to compromise on the less essential elements in the interest of the Queen

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What was a Presbyterian Puritan

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Puritan’s who believed compromise was unacceptable and wanted reform.

The church was flawed because it employed a Catholic style hierachy of Archbishops and Bishops which they wanted to be removed

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Why did Presbyterian’s believe the Church was flawed

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Because it employed a Catholic style hierachy (this benefited Elizabeth)

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What was a Separatist puritan

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Puritan’s that formed their own Church on the basis of a doctrine signed by a congregation of people

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What were Separatists the first step of

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Overthrowing order.

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Why was the threat of separatists minimal

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Because they were very limited in number and support

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What was the threat of conformists

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Minimal, they werent radical

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What was the threat of Presbyterianism

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Significant, as emphasised by John Whitgifts Three Articles

Elizabeth employed formidable powers against Presbyterians

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What did Separatists cause to be passed

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The act Against Seditious Sectaries

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What was the Act Against Seditious Sectaries of 1593

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Outlawed Puritanism within England

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What is the significance of the Act Against Seditious Sectaries

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It showed that Elizabeth identified Puritanism as a significant offence - very limited in numbers yet such a harsh punishment

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What were Presbyterian criticisms voiced in

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Two Pamphlets known as the ‘Two Admonitions’

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Who wrote the Two Admonitions

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John FIeld

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Who wrote the Two Admonitions

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John Field

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What did the First admonition outline

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The flaws of the Book of Common prayer and called for the abolition of bishops

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What did the second admonition outline

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A detailed description of a Presbyterian system of Church government

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What followed the Two Admonitions

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The ‘Pamphlet War’

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Who was the Pamphlet war between

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Thomas Cartwright and John Whitgift

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What did Cartwright believe

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That the Church being founded on ‘popish’ principles meant that it was spiritually flawed, and the 1559 settlement needed to be modifed

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What did Whitgift believe

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That Presbyterianism would split the Church

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What support did the Presbyterian movement herald

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Support from nobles, e.g. Earl of Leicester

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What was the significance of Noble support of the Presbyterian movement

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They defended Clergymen who fell in trouble with the law due to Presbyterian sympathies

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Why did nobles support the Presbyterian

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Because Presbyterianism was a Bulwark against the influence of Catholicism

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When did the Presbyterian movement begin to develop

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in the 1580s

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Where did ideas of church government develop

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Local assemblies and national Synods (Church council outside the Hierachy)

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What did Peter Turner and Anthony cope develop

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Bills that would replace the Book of Common prayer

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Who was John Whitgift

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Archbishop of Canterbury

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What was John Whitgift determined to do

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Destroy Presbyterianism

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What did John Whitgift issue

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Three Articles to which Clergy had to subscribe

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What did the Three Articles outline

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  1. Acknowledgement of the Royal Supremacy
  2. Acceptance of the prayer book as containing nothing ‘Contrary to the word of God’
  3. Acceptance that the Thirty-Nine Articles conformed to the Word of God
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What did the Second of the Three articles caus

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A crisis of conscience for many clergy

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What was Whitgift forced to do regarding the Second article

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Back down under pressure from councillors such as Leicester and Walsingham

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How did Whitgift change the second article

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changed it to ‘simple acceptance of the Prayer Book’

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How did Whitgift succeed

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Caused George Gifford (Lord Burghleys protege) out of his post

Cartwright refused a licence to Preach

Had complete support of the queen

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How didnt Whitgift succeed

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By treating radicals and moderates alike, Whitgift caused despair among clergymen

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When did Puritan influence begin to decline

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In the late 1580s

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Why did Purtian influence decline

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  1. Death of its key organiser, John Field
  2. Death of the Earl of Leicester, Mildmay and Walsingham
  3. Defeat of the Spanish Armada reduced the perceived threat of Catholicism
  4. Disappearance of Presbyterianism meant Puritan presence was more acceptable within the Church
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What was religion like by he end of Elizabeth’s reign

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Religion was no longer a serious political issue and ‘godly’ puritans were housed within the Church

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How did the Puritans attempt to change the church

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  1. Via Parliament

2. Via the Church

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How did Puritans attempt to change the church via Parliament

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Peter Turner and Anthony cope introduced bills to replace the common pray book.

Didnt receive support and Cope was imprisoned - but knighted 5 years later, showering he quickly recovered

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How did the Puritans attempt to change the church via the Church

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Richard Cox and John Jewel accepted positions in the new church

Seen as traitors

They asked for the Abolition of Holy days,

Sign of the Cross to be removed from baptisms

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