Elizabethan Religious Settlement Flashcards
1
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Act of Supremacy 1559
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> Papal supremacy rejected
Henry VIII’s Reformation legislation restored
Heresy law revived under Mary I repealed
Queen described as ‘Supreme Governor’
Oath of supremacy to be taken by clergy
Royal visitation powers restored
2
Q
Act of Uniformity 1559
A
The Act specified the use of a single Book of Common Prayer, which was modified versions of the 1552 Prayer Book.
3
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Royal Injunctions 1559
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The first injunction emphasised the ‘suppression of superstition’ (Catholic practices).
> Eucharist be administered at communion tables rather than altars.
Pilgrimages and use of candles described as ‘works devised by man’s fantasies’.
Parish churches required to purchase an English bible and a copy of Erasmus’ Paraphrases.
