Elizabeth religion

Question 1

Were catholics happy with the settlement?

Answer 1

No.

They enjoyed freedom under Mary’s reign
Many couldn’t compromise this and went exile to live abroad

Question 2

When did Elizabeth come to the throne?

Answer 2

1558

Question 3

What did Mary make the official religion in 1558?

Answer 3

Roman Catholisism

Question 4

What 2 laws formed the religious settlement

Answer 4

The Act of Supremacy
The Act of Uniformity

Question 5

What did the Act of Supremacy do?

Answer 5

Elizabeth supreme governor of church instead of Pope

all clergy to swear allegiance to QE

Question 6

What did the Act of Uniformity do?

Answer 6

Protestantism England’s official faith

rules of religious practice ,worship and a revised prayer book.

Question 7

How did Elizabeth hope Catholics and Puritans would react to the Act of Supremacy?

Answer 7

She thought it would appease them as they were uncomfortable with the monarch as head of religion as well as head of state.

Question 8

1581 - Act to retain the Queen’s subjects in their due obedience

Answer 8

Catholics who were still refusing to attend services in the Protestant Church were forced to pay an even bigger fine of £20 per month.

Question 9

What did the Pope issue in 1570?

Answer 9

Papal Bull of Excommunication

Question 10

What was the Papal Bull of Excommunication?

Answer 10

A formal proclamation issued by the Pope. In 1570 Pope Pius V issued a bull excommunicating Queen Elizabeth from the Catholic Church

Question 11

Why was the Papal Bull important

Answer 11

released Catholics from any loyalty to Elizabeth and called upon them to remove her from the throne

actively encouraged people to plot against her.

Question 12

What were the aims of all Catholic plots against? Elizabeth

Answer 12

Put Mary Queen of scot’s on the throne

Question 13

When did Mary arrive in England?

Answer 13

1568

Question 14

What did Eliz do when Mary arrived in England in 1568

Answer 14

Elizabeth had no choice but to imprison her and keep her under strict surveillance.

Question 15

RUBS

Answer 15

Royal injunction forced all clergy to teach Royal Supremacy
Uniformity (Act of)
Book of Common prayer
Supremacy (Act of)

Question 16

martyr

Answer 16

someone ready to die for their religion

Question 17

how many clergy accepted elizabeths settlement

Answer 17

8,000 out of 10,000

Question 18

What percentage of England was protestant by 1559?

Answer 18

more than 50%

Question 19

via media

Answer 19

middle way

Question 20

what religion did elizabeth make england official to

Answer 20

protestantism

Question 21

recusants

Answer 21

catholics who refused to attend church as required by law

Question 22

what fine was given to rescusants

Answer 22

1 shilling

Question 23

how many priests refused to accept elizabeths religious settlement

Answer 23

250 out of 9000

Question 24

moderate puritans

Answer 24

Accepted the Religious
Settlement but wanted more reform of the
church;

Question 25

presbytarians

Answer 25

Did not accept the Religious
settlement and wanted more reform;

came
from Scotland.

Question 26

seperatists

Answer 26

Radical group; wanted
to break away from the church.

Question 27

Vestements controversy

Answer 27

puritains rejected order issued by archbishop of canterbury for all priests to wear vestements

eliz INSISTED that all priests wore vestements

Question 28

Who wrote the French Marriage Pamphlet (1579)

Answer 28

John Stubbs
(PURITAN)

Question 29

What was in the French Marriage Pamphlet?

Answer 29

Written by John Stubbs

Criticised Elizabeth for engaging in
marriage talks with a French Catholic
nobleman, the Duke of Anjou;

Elizabeth had Stubbs arrested.

Question 30

What were the Marprelate Tracts (1588-89)

Answer 30

Anonymous pamphlets severely
criticising the church and bishops;

Contained often sarcastic, offensive
and violent language;

It Lost Puritans support.

Question 31

Did any puritan MPs manage to introduce and pass bills?

Answer 31

No
Elizabeth rejected all their further church reform bills

Question 32

How did Elizabeth deal with prophesyings?

Answer 32

Archbishop Grindal was ordered to ban prophesyings (but failed and was dissmissed)

Archbishop Whitgift was harsher on Puritans;
He ordered the whole church to accept: bishops and the
book of Common Prayer

Question 33

How did Elizabeth deal with separatists?

Answer 33

Act against Seditious Sectaries
in 1593;

GOVT could imprison and execute anyone
associated with radical Puritan beliefs.

Question 34

Who passed the Three Articles?

Answer 34

Whitgift

Question 35

What did the 3 Articles do?

Answer 35

Ensured all clergy swore to accept bishops, the contents of the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-nine Articles.

Question 36

Act against Seditious secretaries 1593

Answer 36

Gave authority the power to execute suspected separatists, who act against the Church