Elizabeth religion Flashcards
Were catholics happy with the settlement?
No.
They enjoyed freedom under Mary’s reign
Many couldn’t compromise this and went exile to live abroad
When did Elizabeth come to the throne?
1558
What did Mary make the official religion in 1558?
Roman Catholisism
What 2 laws formed the religious settlement
The Act of Supremacy
The Act of Uniformity
What did the Act of Supremacy do?
Elizabeth supreme governor of church instead of Pope
all clergy to swear allegiance to QE
What did the Act of Uniformity do?
Protestantism England’s official faith
rules of religious practice ,worship and a revised prayer book.
How did Elizabeth hope Catholics and Puritans would react to the Act of Supremacy?
She thought it would appease them as they were uncomfortable with the monarch as head of religion as well as head of state.
1581 - Act to retain the Queen’s subjects in their due obedience
Catholics who were still refusing to attend services in the Protestant Church were forced to pay an even bigger fine of £20 per month.
What did the Pope issue in 1570?
Papal Bull of Excommunication
What was the Papal Bull of Excommunication?
A formal proclamation issued by the Pope. In 1570 Pope Pius V issued a bull excommunicating Queen Elizabeth from the Catholic Church
Why was the Papal Bull important
released Catholics from any loyalty to Elizabeth and called upon them to remove her from the throne
actively encouraged people to plot against her.
What were the aims of all Catholic plots against? Elizabeth
Put Mary Queen of scot’s on the throne
When did Mary arrive in England?
1568
What did Eliz do when Mary arrived in England in 1568
Elizabeth had no choice but to imprison her and keep her under strict surveillance.
RUBS
Royal injunction forced all clergy to teach Royal Supremacy
Uniformity (Act of)
Book of Common prayer
Supremacy (Act of)
martyr
someone ready to die for their religion
how many clergy accepted elizabeths settlement
8,000 out of 10,000
What percentage of England was protestant by 1559?
more than 50%
via media
middle way
what religion did elizabeth make england official to
protestantism
recusants
catholics who refused to attend church as required by law
what fine was given to rescusants
1 shilling
how many priests refused to accept elizabeths religious settlement
250 out of 9000
moderate puritans
Accepted the Religious
Settlement but wanted more reform of the
church;
presbytarians
Did not accept the Religious
settlement and wanted more reform;
came
from Scotland.
seperatists
Radical group; wanted
to break away from the church.
Vestements controversy
puritains rejected order issued by archbishop of canterbury for all priests to wear vestements
eliz INSISTED that all priests wore vestements
Who wrote the French Marriage Pamphlet (1579)
John Stubbs
(PURITAN)
What was in the French Marriage Pamphlet?
Written by John Stubbs
Criticised Elizabeth for engaging in
marriage talks with a French Catholic
nobleman, the Duke of Anjou;
Elizabeth had Stubbs arrested.
What were the Marprelate Tracts (1588-89)
Anonymous pamphlets severely
criticising the church and bishops;
Contained often sarcastic, offensive
and violent language;
It Lost Puritans support.
Did any puritan MPs manage to introduce and pass bills?
No
Elizabeth rejected all their further church reform bills
How did Elizabeth deal with prophesyings?
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
How did Elizabeth deal with separatists?
Act against Seditious Sectaries
in 1593;
GOVT could imprison and execute anyone
associated with radical Puritan beliefs.
Who passed the Three Articles?
Whitgift
What did the 3 Articles do?
Ensured all clergy swore to accept bishops, the contents of the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-nine Articles.
Act against Seditious secretaries 1593
Gave authority the power to execute suspected separatists, who act against the Church
