Puritan Threat Flashcards
When did the Marian exiles return?
1559
What were the Marian exiles religious severity?
Calvinists from Church of Geneva
Who were the Puritans?
Calvinists- Conformists, Presbyterian and Separatists
What was the first sign of threat from the Puritans?
Vestment Controversy (petition against the clothing). This was easily diffused by Parker who held a fashion show in London in response and removed 37 clergy men
What was the overall Puritan threat under Parliament?
Difficulties over Puritans in Parliament was kept on top of by Elizabeth
How threatening was Puritan Prophesying in 1570?
It indoctrinated views but were harmless. Mainly was just out to improve standards of the clergy and clerical education. Elizabeth felt threatened. This resulted in her punishing her Archbishop
How threatening was the Classical Movement?
Major groups met, challenged Elizabeths beliefs, discussed scriptures and common problems, aimed to reorganise the government of the church along the lines of Calvinism in Geneva. More of a threat
What key members met in the classical movement (a few not from september and all 2 septembers)
John Field, Cartwright, Peter Wentworth, Anthony Cope, Peter Turner, Walter Strickland. In September, included Robert Browne, Henry Barrow and John Greenwood
Who was Thomas Cartwright?
Thomas Cartwright was a Cambridge professor and a leading academic to attack settlement and office of bishops. Because of this, freedom of speech was removed in professorship
Who were John Field and Thomas Wilcox and what did they do 1572?
They were ministers who published ‘Admotion to Parliament’- asking church heirachy to be replaced. They were arrested and imprisoned
Whats the significance of Thomas Cartwright, John Field and Thomas Wilcox in the increase of Puritan membership?
Students debated their ideas, so highly established groups were becoming Puritans
When was the vestment controversy?
Between 1559-1563
What greater impact did the Puritan Prophesying cause in 1576?
Archbishop Edmund Grindall (a puritan sympathiser) refused Elizabeths orders as he believed it served a useful purpose. For challenging her authority he was suspended for not carrying out orders to suppress and was put under house arrest until his death (1583)
How was the Classical Movement responded to?
Archbishop John Whitgift laid down regulations and improved clerical standards of uniformity. This included High Commission, 24 Questions and 300-400 were removed from office.
When did Elizabeth prevent religion to be discussed in parliament?
1572
What bill did Strickland push from in Parliament in April 1571? What was the response?
Bill to remove Catholic practice in the Book of Common Prayer. He was prevented from attending the House of Commons
What was the response of further bills being pushed for greater reform in 1571-72?
Puritan ministers had licenses cancelled and the writer of Attack of Church from Admotion to parliament was arrested
What did Peter Wentworth attack in 1976 in Parliament?
He attacked clerical abuses and was later imprisoned
What bill was produced for parliament in 1584?
To change the Church to Calvin of Geneva
What did Peter Wentworth do in Parliament in 1587?
Stood up against religious matters- imprisoned in the tower of london
What Puritan resistances occurred in parliament in 1593?
Bill and Book by Anthony Cope 2 bills by James Morrise against unlawful imprisonment
What did the Separatists do?
Published pamphlets illegally to practice freedom of speech. They were a small minority who wanted to be separate from the church
What pamphlets have the Separatists published?
Disciplinale Ecclesiale by Walter Travels in 1573, criticising congregation Martin Marprelates Tracts in 1589 of crude images attacking bishops, but this did not help their image.
When did the Separatists actively try to separate from Church of England?
In the end of 1580s, led by Robert Browne
What was the response to the separatist movement in the late 1580s?
Government destroyed printing presses and imprisoned extremists. Robert Browne was executed in 1593
Did the separatist movement end when Robert Browne was executed?
No, Henry Barrow and John Greenwood took over
What acts/ laws were passed in response to the separatist movement?
Act of Seditious Secretaries in 1593 Defence of Anglican Church by Richard Hooker The Law of Ecclesiastical Policy - attacking Puritans by Richard Baneroff in 1593.
Why was it so difficult to officially suppress the puritans?
The governments methods were too strict when the Puritans wanted to be heard Had high level support from people lick Leicester and Warwick, had sympathy from high status clergy like Eridal Jewel and were supported by graduate students
When was the Geneva Bible in England?
1560
When was the Calvin institute ?
1561
How was there some strength to the Puritan movement?
Preachers were either abroad or protected by the Privy Council Nobles and gentry established lectureship and increased preaching outside government control
