Elizabethan Topic 7 - The Puritan Threat Flashcards
Who taught many puritans their extreme beliefs and practices
John Calvin
When puritans returned to England following Elizabeth’s reign what were they critical of
The religious settlement 1559
What were puritans particularly opposed to
The role of bishops
The invention of the pope
Why were some bishops suspicious of puritan beliefs
They were a direct threat to the Queen
Which bishop was notably sympathetic to puritan views 
John Jewell
What were puritans opposed to 
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
What did puritans believe about Sunday
It was the Lords day so should be devoted to religious study 
How did puritans view every day life
Life was to reflect a moral code and to be Simplistic
What did puritans avoid
Games or entertainment on Sunday
The theatre
Gambling
Swearing
What was a moderate puritan
Reluctantly accepted the religious settlement but continued to call for further reforms

What were Presbyterians
They wanted the church to be run by presbyters (elders) who were elected by people who attended church services
What were separatists
The most radical group who wanted to break away from the National church so it could run its own affairs
Who wrote the French marriage pamphlet and in what year
John Stubbs 1579
What was the French marriage pamphlet
 When John Stubbs criticised the Queen for engaging in marriage talks with the Duke of Anjou
How was Stubbs treated after the pamphlet
He was arrested and sentenced to have his right hand cut off and imprisonment for 18 months
What year were the Marprelate tracks
1588 - 89
What were the marprelate tracks
Pamphlets which anonymously attacked the church
What was the impact of the Marprelate tracks
It lost support for the puritans due to the offensive and sarcastic language used which offended many people
Which two notable members of the privy council were puritans
Robert Dudley
Sir Francis Walsingham
What did Walter Strickland propose
A new common book of prayer and the banning of vestments In his bill in 1571
What was the impact of Strickland’s bill
Strickland was banned from the House of Commons and Elizabeth closed Parliament before the ideas could be discussed
Which two people published ‘admonitions to the Parliament’ and a ‘view of Popish abuses yet remaining in the English church’
John Field and Thomas Wilcox in 1572
What did Field and Wilcox try to argue in their books
The Presbyterian Church was laid down in the Bible
The term Bishop was not in the Bible
What was the impact of Wilcox’s and Fields books
Both men were imprisoned for a year as they were accused of breaking the act of uniformity
What was the vestments controversy
The Archbishop of Canterbury issued the book of advertisements which lay down rules for services and vestments
How did puritans react to Parker’s book
Puritan priests refused to follow the instructions which resulted in 37 puritan priests being dismissed from their jobs
What were the proposals by Thomas Cartwright
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
Why was the Presbyterian system rejected
It would weaken the power of the Queen
What did Peter Wentworth Complain about
That MPs were not allowed to discuss what they wanted in parliament
What was the impact of Wentworths complaints
Wentworth was imprisoned in the tower of London for a month
What did Peter Turner propose
A bill to change the government to Calvin system in Geneva
What followed after Turner’s bill
Turner had little support and was forcibly attacked by Christopher Hatton in a speech due to his Protestant views
What did Anthony Cope produce
A bill in 1586 that called for the abolition of all bishops and the use of the Geneva prayer book by John Calvin
What followed after Cope’s bill
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
What did Elizabeth order in 1576 to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Elizabeth ordered Edmund Grindle to ban prophesyings
What were prophesyings
Meetings held by puritans in which prayers and sermons were said
How did Grindal react to Elizabeth’s orders
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
Who replaced Grindal as Archbishop of Canterbury
John Whitgift
What did Whitgift issue in 1583
His ‘three articles’
What did the three articles do 
They forced clergy to swear:
Acceptance of bishops
To accept the contents of the Book of Common prayer
Acceptance of the 39 articles
What was the impact of the three articles
Between 300 to 400 ministers refused and were removed from office
Which group of puritans decided to leave the established church and set up their own
Separatists
Who was the leader of the breakaway separatist movement
Robert Browne
What did Browne establish
A separatist congregation in Norwich in 1586
What happened to Browne after he established the separatist congregation
 Browne was imprisoned
What act gave authorities powers to execute those suspected of being separatists
The act against Seditous Sectaries in 1593
What was the impact of the act of Seditous Sectaries
The execution of Barrow and Perry
