Paper 1 - Word Meanings. Flashcards
What was Segneurial Catholicism
Catholicism for aristocrats.
What were the Impotent Poor.
Poor people unable to work.
What was Primogeniture?
The right of succession that goes to the first born child.
What was faction.
A group of people with a common political purpose.
What was the Dry Stamp
A royal seal that replaced the kings signature.
What is Anti-clericalism?
Opposition to the Pope.
What was a Puritan
Protestants that wanted to rid the church of more Catholic practices.
What was Praemunire?
An offence of not accepting the Royal Supremacy [seeing Pope as higher power].
What was the royal prerogative?
Powers held by the monarch that could be used without the consent of Parliament.
What was Enclosure?
Enclosing common land so that commoners couldn’t use it for grazing their animals etc.
What was the Privy Council
A smaller council used to advise the King.
What were Prophesyings?
Regular church meetings that analysed biblical texts favoured by Puritan clergy.
What was an Erastian view of kingship?
That the state is superior to the church in ecclesiastical matters.
What was the subsidy?
A new form of tax from 1541.
What was the Debasement of the Coinage?
Lowering the value of coins by melting them down and mixing with base metals.
