Elizabeths Religious Changes

Question 1

What was the Act of Uniformity 1559?

Answer 1

• A modified version of the extremely protestant common book of 1552
• It had a few catholic additions
• Ecuhrasit was left open- appealed to gardner
• Black Rubric meaning u could kneel euchrasit
• Ornaments would be same as 1547, so more catholic, many protestants found it too popish

Question 2

Who were Puritans?

Answer 2

• The Puritan idea was greatly supported by Cecil and leicster
• The belief was that godly protestants felt that the church of england needed to be eradicated of popish supersituouns

Question 3

What was the Vestianian Controversy of 1566? What did Archibishop Parker do?

Answer 3

• Group of purtians who couldn’t follow the act of uniformity 1559 since they felt that that i had too many catholic practice in particular with the clerical dressing which they considered as supersitiuous
• Archibishop Parker issued in 1566 which required clergy to follow one form of rites and manners, the clergy whcih refused were dismissed of their post showcasing the extent which elizabeth would go to enfore her settlement

Question 4

What was the Presyberterian movement?

Answer 4

• The presybeterian movement grew out of the vestrianian controversy
• In this movement people wanted the strucutral and scriptural changes to church of england make it more calvinist
• Dudley and Leicster supported
• Wattgraft opposed it cuz of 3 reasons- Royal Supremacy, prayerbook, and 39 articles
• Never passed any legislation

Question 5

Who were sepratists? How was it destroyed?

Answer 5

• Most extreme puritans belived completely breaking from english church
• Destoyed by acts of sedition 1590s

Question 6

What were Penal Laws?

Answer 6

• 1571 made papal bull treasonable- the papal bull was the excomunnication by the pope to despose elizabeth, therefore agreeing with it was tresonable
• 1580 act ensured furthur loyalty made it treasonabel to withdraw allegience to either queen or church
• Made the saying of Mass punishable
• Made non attendence to 20 quid
• The 1585 Act against jesusits and seminary preists

Question 7

What was the 1585 Act Against Jesuits and Seminary Preists?

Answer 7

• This act made it treasonable for jesuits send by the pope to england to be treasonable
• This resulted in 123 convictions of jesuit priests

Question 8

How were the recusants laws furthur tightned in 1581?

Answer 8

• The price being set to 20 quid a month and if not then land could be sezied by the crown

Question 9

What was the Act of Supremacy 1559?

Answer 9

• Made the Queen Supreme Governor
• Papal supremacy was rejected and removed after Mary
• Oatth of supremacy taken by clergymen and churchmen to Elizabeth