Elizabethan Era Flashcards
Two differences between Catholis and Protestants/Puritans
Catholic churches were well decorated with crosses and art whereas the Protestant/Puritan Churches were plain and simple.
Priests were celibate in the Catholic faith whereas they were allowed to marry in the Protestant/Puritan faith
Describe two ways the religious settlement affected the Church
Members of the clergy had two keep a copy of the Bible in English which was not what the Catholic people did. Those who refused to attend masses were reported to the privy council and find a weeks wages
Give two reasons why a Protestant would have been happy with Elizabeth’s religious settlement
The copy of a bible was in English and it prevented pilgramiges which were already two Protestant beliefs
In what way did the Church of England control Elizabethan society?
They provided guidance for communities and were responsible for Church courts e.g. marriage, wills and inheritance. They also enforced Elizabeth’s religious settlement.
Explain the role played by rural clergymen
They conducted Church services including baptisms, marriages and funerals. They provided advice for the people in the villages during difficult times.
Briefly describe two ways in which Puritans challenged Elizabeths settlement
Puritans opposed crucifixes in Churches which Elizabeth insisted needed to be in Churches to not upset the Catholic subjects. Puritan bishops threatened to resign. Puritans also opposed special vestments. They argued that clergymen should either wear plain vestments or none at all.
Explain why many Catholics opposed Elizabeths settlement
Many Catholics opposed the religious setlement as they wanted to reverse the spread of Protestism. They believed that Elizabeth was trying to enforce Protestism on everyone.
Explain how relations between England and Spain declined between 1560 and 1570
Queen Elizabeth backed France in a religious war with Spain (France: protestant and Spain: catholic) in hope for Calais in return. A year later Spain and France made peace which meant Elizabeth did not get Calais. The Pope had excommunicated Elizabeth in 1570 which meant she was banned from the Catholic Church. The Pope was a huge figure so people knew about it. Elizabeth seized Italian gold which was lent to the Spanish and she said it belomged to Italy, this angered Spain.
Why was Mary Queen of Scotts imprisoned in England in 1568?
This is because after she fled from Scotland after they rebelled against her due to a suspicion of killing her husband Lord Darnley. Mary was held in comfort by Elizabeth whilst she decided what to do with her. The Scottish rebels were demanding her back to be tried for the murder.
Why did the revolt of the northern earls threaten Elizabeth’s monarch in 1559-60?
This was becuase Mary planned to marry Thomas Howard(duke of norfolk) and despose of Elizabeth and become the Queen herself with an heir to the thrown. She told the Spanish amassador that she would be Queen in ‘three months’.
Did the defeat of the revolt in 1570 strengthen or weaken Elizabeth’s grip on power?
It partly strengthened it as the Catholics could no longer be trusted as they had been proved to be disloyal. Therefore, it gave Elizabeth and excuse to tighten laws on Catholisicm which would prevent this sort of thing from happeming again. However, the Pope excommunicated Elizabeth so therefore encouraged more plots against her (now from abroad).
