Elizabethan England Flashcards
Why was religion a problem when Elizabeth first came into power?
Henry V111 converted to protestant leaving half of the country protestant and half catholic
Why did Elizabeth have enemies abroad and who were they?
The pope and spain
Due to england being the only protestant country in the world
Which area did religion cause problems for ?
north east england who disapproved of the protestant queen and started multiple rebellions
How much debt was elizabeth in by the time she became queen?
£300,000
Why did elizabeth struggle as a woman?
people believed women weren’t strong enough to lead especially in battle, and her husband could marry her to exploit her power
Which growing issues were elizabeth blamed fpr?
landowners kicking farmers off their land causing homelessness
outbreaks of disease eg sweating sickness
why did henry v111 turn the country protestant
divorce was forbidden in the catholic faith
which areas were mainly catholic
north and west england
how much more power did spain have than england when elizabeth came into power?
5 times as much wealth
biggest superpower in the world
who was head of the church for puritans
no one
who should run the church in puritanism
elected committees
what language should the bible be in puritanism
english
what should churches look like for puritans
simple and not decorated
should priests wear vestments for puritans
no
how did elizabeth make a “middle way”
left grey areas that meant the rules of services didn’t specifically tailor to catholics or protestants
how did the pope react to elizabeth’s middle way
didn’t immediately excommunicate her because she agreed the settlement was fair
which year was the act of persuasions
1581
what did the act of persuasions do
fined recusants £20
additional fines for catholics going to mass instead of elizabeth’s services
jailed for 3 months if didn’t pay fine
if recusant converted protestant to catholic they could be put to death
which year was the act against priests
1585
what did the act of the priests do
allowed death penalty for anyone offering shelter or aid to catholic priests
being a catholic priest was treason - could be executed
when was the recusancy act
1587
what did the recusancy act do
allowed the government to take two thirds of the land owned by recusants who owed fines
forced rich catholics into death
how was physical punishment used to scare catholics
margaret clitherow - accused of sheltering priests
died by pressing where she was pressed by a door with weights
which year was the act restraining recusants
1593
