Puritan threat Flashcards
1
Q
who were puritans
A
lived in exile
keen to remove all catholisism
plain
simple
study bible
argued over the white robes as bishops
2
Q
how did puritan influence decline
A
church of england brought stabiolity
death of powerful puritancs
death of john field
whitgifts crackdown broke the organisation
2
Q
powerful puritans
A
Walsingham
Dudley
Wentworth - tried to change things
2
Q
hard line puritans
A
presbytarians
held meetings - criticised queen
grindal - encoaraged the meetings (archbishop of canterbury)
Grindal was suspended
john field banned from preaching
new seperatist church founded
2
Q
response to threat
A
Appointed John witgift as archbishop - took tough stance
no unliscenced preaching
dismissed hundreds of clergymen
punished printers
imprisoned high profile puritans
