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Elizabethan Topic 7 - The Puritan Threat Flashcards

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Who taught many puritans their extreme beliefs and practices

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John Calvin

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When puritans returned to England following Elizabeth’s reign what were they critical of

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The religious settlement 1559

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What were puritans particularly opposed to

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The role of bishops
The invention of the pope

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Why were some bishops suspicious of puritan beliefs

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They were a direct threat to the Queen

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Which bishop was notably sympathetic to puritan views 

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John Jewell

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What were puritans opposed to 

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Bowing when the name of Jesus was said
Kneeling when receiving communion
The giving of a ring during marriage
Displaying of ornaments and stained glass in church

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What did puritans believe about Sunday

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It was the Lords day so should be devoted to religious study 

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How did puritans view every day life

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Life was to reflect a moral code and to be Simplistic

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What did puritans avoid

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Games or entertainment on Sunday
The theatre
Gambling
Swearing

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What was a moderate puritan

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Reluctantly accepted the religious settlement but continued to call for further reforms


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What were Presbyterians

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They wanted the church to be run by presbyters (elders) who were elected by people who attended church services

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What were separatists

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The most radical group who wanted to break away from the National church so it could run its own affairs

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Who wrote the French marriage pamphlet and in what year

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John Stubbs 1579

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What was the French marriage pamphlet

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 When John Stubbs criticised the Queen for engaging in marriage talks with the Duke of Anjou

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How was Stubbs treated after the pamphlet

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He was arrested and sentenced to have his right hand cut off and imprisonment for 18 months

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What year were the Marprelate tracks

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1588 - 89

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What were the marprelate tracks

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Pamphlets which anonymously attacked the church

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What was the impact of the Marprelate tracks

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It lost support for the puritans due to the offensive and sarcastic language used which offended many people

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Which two notable members of the privy council were puritans

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Robert Dudley
Sir Francis Walsingham

20
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What did Walter Strickland propose

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A new common book of prayer and the banning of vestments In his bill in 1571

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What was the impact of Strickland’s bill

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Strickland was banned from the House of Commons and Elizabeth closed Parliament before the ideas could be discussed

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Which two people published ‘admonitions to the Parliament’ and a ‘view of Popish abuses yet remaining in the English church’

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John Field and Thomas Wilcox in 1572

23
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What did Field and Wilcox try to argue in their books

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The Presbyterian Church was laid down in the Bible
The term Bishop was not in the Bible

24
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What was the impact of Wilcox’s and Fields books

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Both men were imprisoned for a year as they were accused of breaking the act of uniformity

25
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What was the vestments controversy

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The Archbishop of Canterbury issued the book of advertisements which lay down rules for services and vestments

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How did puritans react to Parker’s book

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Puritan priests refused to follow the instructions which resulted in 37 puritan priests being dismissed from their jobs

27
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What were the proposals by Thomas Cartwright

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Cartwright he was a professor at Cambridge University called for the introduction of Presbyterian system of Church government which suggested
The abolition of bishops
Each church should be ruled locally by its own minister

28
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Why was the Presbyterian system rejected

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It would weaken the power of the Queen

29
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What did Peter Wentworth Complain about

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That MPs were not allowed to discuss what they wanted in parliament

30
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What was the impact of Wentworths complaints

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Wentworth was imprisoned in the tower of London for a month

31
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What did Peter Turner propose

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A bill to change the government to Calvin system in Geneva

32
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What followed after Turner’s bill

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Turner had little support and was forcibly attacked by Christopher Hatton in a speech due to his Protestant views

33
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What did Anthony Cope produce

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A bill in 1586 that called for the abolition of all bishops and the use of the Geneva prayer book by John Calvin

34
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What followed after Cope’s bill

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Cope was supported by Wentworth however Hatton attacked the bill.
Which lead to Cope and Wentworth being confined in the Tower of London for months

35
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What did Elizabeth order in 1576 to the Archbishop of Canterbury

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Elizabeth ordered Edmund Grindle to ban prophesyings

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What were prophesyings

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Meetings held by puritans in which prayers and sermons were said

37
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How did Grindal react to Elizabeth’s orders

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He was sympathetic to the views and refused to follow the instructions which meant Elizabeth carried out the ban and Grindal was confined to Lambeth Place

38
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Who replaced Grindal as Archbishop of Canterbury

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John Whitgift

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What did Whitgift issue in 1583

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His ‘three articles’

40
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What did the three articles do 

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They forced clergy to swear:
Acceptance of bishops
To accept the contents of the Book of Common prayer
Acceptance of the 39 articles

41
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What was the impact of the three articles

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Between 300 to 400 ministers refused and were removed from office

42
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Which group of puritans decided to leave the established church and set up their own

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Separatists

43
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Who was the leader of the breakaway separatist movement

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Robert Browne

44
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What did Browne establish

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A separatist congregation in Norwich in 1586

45
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What happened to Browne after he established the separatist congregation

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 Browne was imprisoned

46
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What act gave authorities powers to execute those suspected of being separatists

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The act against Seditous Sectaries in 1593

47
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What was the impact of the act of Seditous Sectaries

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The execution of Barrow and Perry

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