Elizabethan England- Puritans Flashcards
What was Elizabeth’s religious settlement
-a compromise she set out to bring aspects of both Protestantism and Catholocism together
Who were the Puritans
why were they left dissatisfied as a result of Elizabeth’s religious settlement
-puritans were small groups of extreme protestants. They hoped E would bring about the England they dreamed of but Elizabeth’s religious settlement was a huge disappointment to them
What did the Puritans want to occur to the Church of England
or them, the religious settlement of 1559 was only a first step in purifying the Church of England - they wanted further reforms that would make the Church more Protestant.
What did the Puritans want to remove from the England Church and why
They were strongly anti-Catholic and wanted to remove all traces of Catholicism from the Church
What did the Puritans believe all Priests should be and why was this unusal
They thought all priests should be well educated so that they’d be able to preach
At the time, this was unusual - many priests lacked the education and didn’t preach at all.
Puritans also encouraged education of ordinary people, so they would be read and understand the Bible for themselves.
What did the more radical Puritans want
-why was this a threat to Elizabeth
wanted to get rid of the Church hierarchy of archbishops, bishops, etc.
This view was a threat to Elizabeth because it called into question her authority as Supreme Governor of the Church - the head of the hierarchy.
What did Puritans introduce in the 1570s
By the 1570s, the Puritans were concerned about the lack of educated priests who were able to preach. So they introduced ‘prophesying’s’ - a kind of training to teach priests how to preach.
What did Elizabeth order as a result of hearing about the prophesyings
Elizabeth thought ‘prophesyings’ would encourage more Puritan opposition to the religious settlement. In 1576, she ordered the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund Grindal, to put a stop to them.
What did Grindal do in response to Elizabeth’s orders to stop prophseyings
Grindal (a moderate Puritan) thought the ‘prophesyings’ were good for the Church, so he refused to obey Elizabeth’s order. This made Elizabeth furious - she suspended Grindal and put him under house arrest.
-due to this more and more puritans sepreated themselves totally from the mainstream church
What occurred in 1580 and 1582
- 1580- a new seperatist church was established in Norwich
- 1582- second church was set up in london in 1592
- leaders were arrested and some hung
What Puritan threat occurred in 1571
How did Elizabeth act as a result of walter Strickland stating about his desire to reform E’s prayer books
Elizabeth silenced him by closing Parliament so his ideas could not be discussed.
What Puritan threat occurred from 1575-83
-In 1575-83- Some Puritan clergy started organising prayer meetings known as ‘prophesyings’ which displeased Elizabeth. In these meetings Puritans took a freer approach to prayer and did not follow what Elizabeth had specified. She was concerned ideas might spread that challenged the Religious Settlement.
How did Elizabeth react to the Puritan threats from 1575-83
Elizabeth ordered her new Archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund Grindal, to ban the meetings but he protested. She suspended him, suggested he resign, and 200 Puritan priests were expelled from their roles. Grindal then apologised and was reinstated.
What Puritan threat occurred from 1583
The Puritan, John Stubbs, published a pamphlet criticising Elizabeth’s on-going marriage negotiations with the brother of the Catholic French king.
