religion Flashcards

1
Q

main acts of the religious settlement

A

act of supremacy
act of uniformity
royal injunctions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

key features of the act of supremacy

A
  • elizabeth was supreme governor of the church not supreme head
  • all clergy had to make an oath to elizabeth
  • church organisation didn’t change (archbishops still existed for example)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

key features of the act of uniformity

A
  • reintroduced 1552 book of common prayer
  • 1 shilling fine for church non-attendance, but this was not enforced very strongly
  • church decoration was a mix- altars replaced with protestant communion tables but catholic decorations like candles and crosses were put on them`
  • clergy wore vestments
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

communion controversy

A

‘black rubric’ which denied the presence of christ was omitted but kneeling (which suggested presence) was allowed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

key features of the royal injunctions

A
  • preachers had to be licenced
  • every church had an english bible
  • pilgrimage was banned
  • altars could no longer be destroyed
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

other religious settlement law

A
  • dissolved remaining monasteries

- clergy could marry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

what had to happen for the act of uniformity to pass?

A

2 bishops were sent to the tower and the abbot of westminster had to be absent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

when did mary queen of scots arrive in england?

A

1568

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

excommunication

A

pope pius v, 1570

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what happened with the pope in 1580?

A

(gregory xiii) said it was ok to kill elizabeth ‘with the intention of doing god service’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

northern rebellion year, people involved, events

A

northumberland/westmoreland, held an illegal catholic mass in durham cathedral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

northern rebellion response

A

puritan (hastings) became president of the council of the north, 400 executed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

ridolfi plot year, events

A

1571, called for spanish intervention to get mqos on the throne- netherlands invasion at the same time as the catholic attack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

who was/wasn’t executed following the ridolfi plot?

A

norfolk was executed, mqos was not

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

throckmorton plot year, events

A

1583- remove elizabeth and replace her with mqos, paid for by the pope and philip

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

throckmorton- aftermath

A

mary moved to a castle with no visitors where all her mail had to be checked, and the ‘bond of association’ was passed allowing elizabeth to execute anyone who plotted to kill her

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

when was the act against jesuits passed

A

feb 1585

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

when did the first jesuits arrive in england?

A

june 1580

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

how many people in kent joined the corpus christi procession?

A

3000 (showed considerable catholic support)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

non-religious motives for the northern rebellion

A

wanting to overthrow cecil

21
Q

proportion of jesuits executed?

A

1/4

22
Q

why were jesuits minimally threatening?

A

not concentrated in catholic areas

23
Q

babington plot year, events

A

another attempt to replace elizabeth with mqos, 1586

24
Q

aftermath of babington

A

mqos executed and 6 others+

25
Q

when was mqos’ execution?

A

feb 1587

26
Q

3 types of puritanism and their beliefs

A

moderates- tried to change the system from inside, reluctantly accepted the settlement, present in parliament
presbyterians- wanted separation of church and crown, wanted removal of heirarchy, elizabeth saw them as a direct threat
separatists- rose in popularity in the 1580s, wanted the abolition of a national church, relatively unpopular

27
Q

what did grindal do and why was it a threat?

A

refused to surpress prophesyings as 10/15 of his bishops were in favour of it, meant puritan ideas could spread

28
Q

what happened to grindal?

A

removed as archbishop of canterbury and placed under house arrest- replaced by whitgift

29
Q

vestiarian controversy

A

1566- sampson (dean of christ church) deprived of his position due to refusal to wear the surplice- bigger movement to try and stop the need for vestments, leading to 37 preachers losing their jobs

30
Q

what did parker do?

A

1566- published ‘advertisements’ as he didn’t think vestments should be necessary

31
Q

39 articles

A

published in 1571 and set out key beliefs of elizabeth’s church, concessions made for puritans (but they still had to agree with the ones regarding belief)

32
Q

cartwright’s lectures

A

1571- at cambridge- preached that the church was not reflective of biblical practice, his professorship was removed

33
Q

strickland

A

1571- alphabet bills- wanted to reform the prayer book- suggested ending surplices, no kneeling during communion

34
Q

field and wilcox

A

1572- ‘admonition to parliament’, wanted to restore the purity of the church and end heirarchy (presbyterian belied)- they were arrested

35
Q

whitgift

A

1583- issued 3 articles after replacing grindal, clergy had to accept aspects of the church like the book of common prayer- way of removing people who weren’t committed

36
Q

cope

A

1584- ‘bill and book’, proposed the geneval prayer book as an alternative prayer book and wanted to remove system of bishops, sent to the tower w/ 4 others

37
Q

martin mareplate tracts

A

1588- illegal pamphlets that opposed heirarchy- were separatist in nature

38
Q

anti puritan act- date and name

A

‘act against seditious secretaries’, 1593

39
Q

book published in response to monstrous regiment

A

a harborow for faithful and true subjects- said she wouldn’t make laws without parliament

40
Q

cecil’s view on parliament

A

parliament was a necessary part of law making

41
Q

parker replaced in

A

1576 by grindal

42
Q

grindal replaced by

A

whitgift 1583

43
Q

calais agreement

A

treaty of cateau cambresis, return after 8 years if england didnt anger france

44
Q

what happened with the papal bull in 1571?

A

posessing it became punishable by death

45
Q

increase in recusancy fines in 1585

A

1 shilling to £20

46
Q

acts passed vs failed

A

430 passed 900 failed 70 vetoed

47
Q

role of privy council in parliament

A

ensured speaker was chosen, organised what would be debated and when

48
Q

example of faction in the 1570s

A

cecil and essex wanted peace when dutch rebels were attacked, and this happened, but mostly because eliz didnt want war