Reformations Flashcards
When was the break with Rome?
1534
When was the Bible translated into English, Welsh and Gaelic?
1539,1568, 1611
What was popery
A religious conspiracy of Catholicism taking over from inside the church
When was the toleration act passed?
1689
When was the act of settlement passed and what did it do?
1701, banned Catholics from ascending to the throne
What was the 1710 election fought on?
Religious division, Whigs were pro dissent and Tories were pro Anglican church
Why were many dissenters not punished?
There was a preference to maintain order than to cause violence and disruption. Duty of neighbourliness outweighed the duty of rooting out dissenters
John Morrill quote, what religion does to majorities and minorities
Was the force of religion that drove minorities to fight and forced majorities to make reluctant choices
What was seen as the only credible explanation for Charles’ behaviour?
A Popish plot, or him being brainwashed and poisoned
Where was the freest place to discuss religion and give example
The alehouse, people in Royston would pay for a private room
What did quakers do rather than conform?
Pay a £20 fine
What does Peter Clark say the amount that went to church in the Kent in the late 16th century was?
4/5, meaning 1/5 didn’t
What was the punishment that made people comply
Excommunication. Meant people would be excluded from Christian community for up to 8 years.
Number of excommunicants at one time
As many as 50,000
What does the toleration act do?
Granted freedom of worship to Nonconformists (i.e., dissenting Protestants such as Baptists and Congregationalists), solidified the glorious revolution
