Religion Flashcards
1
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Jesuits
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- Extreme Catholics
- Tried to turn rich Englsih families against Liz
- Supported MQS
2
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Puritans
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- Extreme Protestants
- Felt Liz wasn’t Protestant enough
- Didn’t like the “middle way”
3
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Act of Supremacy (1559)
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- Re-established the break from Rome
- Made herself supreme governor but not supreme leader to pacify Catholics
4
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Act of uniformity (1559)
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- A “middle way”
- Common book of prayer, Bible written in English and clergy allowed to marry
- Pacify Catholics - priests have to wear traditional Catholic uniform, crosses and candles placed on table
5
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Treason Act (1571)
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- Denying Liz’s supremacy was punishable by death
- Can’t leave England for mote than 6 months without losing their land this was to stop Catholics travelling to other countries and learing how to become and priest and then come back to England
6
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Catholic Opposition
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- Pope tells Catholics not to attend church in England
- But there are fines for people who dont go to church called recusnats
- Priests would go to Europe to train and come back to Engalnd
- Pope exocommunicates Liz
7
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Reprssion of Catholics
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- Recusansy raised to £20
- Attempt to convert people to Catholic was treason
- Act against Jesuits and seminary priests - becoming a Catholic priest is treason and they are all ordered to leave England in 40 days
- Catholics can’t travel further than 5 miles
8
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Whitgift repression of Puritans
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- Forecd all members of the clergy to swear acceptance of the bishops
- William Stubbs hand is cut off for writing an anti-anglican book
- Suspended 300 ministers
