Elizabeth KQ4 Flashcards
Religious problem context
Had been catholic for 1000 years before Henry set up the Church of England
Edward VI was Protestant
Mary I was a strict catholic and was persecuting Protestants
Elizabeth herself was Protestant (3 changes in 20 years)
Catholic ideas
Church and bible in Latin (for rich and educated)
Pope head of church
Priests couldn’t marry, decorated church
When bread and wine were given in mass a miracle occurred and the priest could turn it into the body of Jesus
Protestant beliefs
Half of the population by 1559
Bread and wine represented Jesus, believed he was there in service
Churches little decoration, priests could marry
Elizabeth head of church
Bible and prayer books in English
Puritan ideas
No head of church , people should choose a group to do it
Bread and wine were part of the service but Jesus wasn’t there
Extreme Protestants
Religious dilemmas
Some MPs were catholic
France and Spain wanted a catholic queen
Scotland didn’t want too much Catholicism
Pope didn’t like
Was a protestant but liked some bits of Catholicism lie decoration
Religious settlement points 1-4 (Protestant)
Protestant official religion
Bible, prayer books, services in English
Churches simpler
Priests could marry
Religious settlement 5-8 (catholic or both)
Puritan ideas not accepted
Catholic archbishops, bishops and cathedrals kept
Churches could have crosses and candles, priests wore vestments
Catholics not prosecuted but fined for missing church
Act of supremacy 1559
Elizabeth was head of church and known as “supreme governed of the Church of England”
Everyone had to swear an oath of loyalty
Marian heresy laws that said Protestants could be killed were banned
Act of uniformity 1559
Protestant English prayer book in all churches
Ornaments and decorations allowed
Clergy could marry
Catholic monasteries closed down and given to the crown
Royal injunctions 1559
A list of instructions to the clergy, effectively a check list to see that the church was following the acts
125 commissioners appointed to tour the country and check this
400 clergy sacked or resigned from 1559-64
Act of exchange 1559
Elizabeth needed money to fund wars, reward followers and stop debt
The church was very rich
Allowed her to take land and buildings from the church
Forced bishops to rent land cheaply and give as patronage
Episcopacy
The bishops who did the day to day running of the church
Episcopacy reaction to religious settlement
Lots of catholic bishops resigned over act of supremacy
Some Protestant bishops had Calvanist ideas so wanted more change
1563- thirty nine articles published, got rid of most catholic ideas, she held off approving until 1571 as it would cause lost of problems
English reactions to religious settlement
Only 3% of priest refused to take the act of loyalty
Most strong catholics chose to resign rather than be sacked
Fines for recusancy not strictly enforced
Council of Trent was a group of catholic priests that met from 1545-83, produced a set of rules against Protestantism, some wanted Elizabeth banned from church
Foreign reactions to religious settlement
France had their own problems so weren’t ready
Philip II and Pope wanted to keep friendly but hoped Elizabeth would change her mind
Both Philip and Pope wouldn’t stay happy for long and were involved in plots against her
