Key Groups Flashcards
Who were the Catholics?
A religion led by the Pope
Why were Catholics a threat?
Elizabeth had made the country Protestant and they wanted to change this
Who were the Protestants?
The religion of the Queen, which she led as the ‘supreme governor’
Who were the Catholic conformers?
Catholics that dropped their faith and became Protestants
Who were the Catholic Plotters?
Very few Catholics who refused to attend church.
Plotted against Elizabeth
Who were the Catholic Papists?
Attended Protestant church but kept their Catholic faith
Who were the Catholic Recusants?
Refused to attend church and held their own Catholic services of mass
Who was the Earl of Essex?
Was the Queen’s favourite but was banned from court. Financially and politically ruined, he led a failed rebellion against Elizabeth
Who were the Seminary Priests?
Catholics who were trained abroad and came to England to hold services of Mass. Didn’t try to convert non-Catholics
Who were the Jesuit Priests?
Trained to persuade people to convert
Name a Jesuit Priest
Edmund Campion
Who were the Gentry?
The rich of society
Who were the Middling Sort?
Middle-class of society
Who were the labouring poor?
Worked on farms
Struggled to survive
Who were the Lords Lieutenant?
Officers who had responsibility for a county
Reported to the Privy Council
