Impact of Religious Developments Flashcards
How did returning exiles view Elizabeth?
‘English Deborah’ - old testament heroine, E was to protect the godly from the evils/superstition of Catholics
How was Elizabeth’s own attitude a problem?
E = reluctant Deborah - her most enthusiastic supporters demonstrated Protestant zeal which ensured their loyalty but this was at odds with E own sceptical and sometimes conservative approach.
How can the Protestant emphasis be seen in the Elizabethan settlement?
Appointment of new Bishops:
- Early appts = moderates e.g. Matthew Parker as ABCanterbury (trusted by E as chaplain to her mother AB)
- Most new bishops = returning exiles and appts part of a strategy to reshape the hierarchy of Ch of Eng along more evangelical (Prot) lines.
On other hand, E disapproved of the clergy marrying, distrusted preaching (Prot) and encouraged music (Cath)
What was Elizabeth’s view of the settlement?
= an act of state that defined the relationship between the Crown and the Church and established Church doctrine effectively
- FINAL (no need to change/amend)
What were other views of the settlement including Cecil and Dudley?
Represented a starting point to establish true Ch of Eng and they saw the English as God’s elect (chosen) nation
How was the character of the settlement defined?
- 1562 An Apology of the Ch of Eng by John Jewel (Bishop of Salisbury)
- Jewel had been in exile and argued the Ch of Eng was returning to its true position abandoned centuries earlier by the Ch of Rome.
- There was a continuity between the early Ch and beliefs of reformers. - 1563: publication of 39 Articles of Religion
- Sought to define differences bet. Ch of Eng and Cath Ch
- Supported reformed doctrine
- Proved unsuccessful in getting rid of remaining Cath practices, its structures and clerical dress
- Their vision of reform NOT shared by E
