Puritanism Flashcards
What were Puritans?
Strict protestants.
Who were they influenced by, give an example?
Strict protestants in Europe such as John Calvin.
What did they want to remove from the English Church?
All Catholic elements.
Name 3 things they did/wanted, not involving catholicism:
-They studied the bible
-Wanted plain clothing
-Wanted simple services
What were hard-line Puritans known as?
Presbytarians.
What did Presbyterians question?
Elizabeth’s religious settlement.
What special meetings did they begin holding and when?
In the 1570’s they held special meetings called prophesyings.
What happened during prophesyings?
The discussed the bible and often criticised the Queen’s religious policies.
Who encouraged prophesyings, despite these criticisms?
Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
What did Elizabeth do to Grindal?
Suspended him as Archbishop.
Who was banned from preaching in 1580?
John Field
When was a new separatist church form and where?
In 1593 in London.
Who were they and what happened to the leaders of the new separatist church?
Henry Barrow and John Greenwood were hanged.
Name 3 powerful, famous puritans:
-Robert Dudley
-Sir Francis Walsingham
-Peter Wentworth
Who became the new archbishop after Grindal died?
John Whitgift.
