Religion Flashcards

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When and where were the majority of Catholic missionary priests serving?

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1580

London, Essex and Thames Vally (very Protestant areas)

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When was the second act against Catholics and what did it enforce?

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1581

Saying Mass was punished by fine and imprisonment. The fine was raised to £20 a month.

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Examples that Catholics weren’t punished as harshly as they could have been

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Elizabeth vetoed the more extreme clauses against Catholics and recusants were fined selectively

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4
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How many priests arrived between 1580-85?

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179

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5
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Figures of Catholic executed

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  • 4 priests executed in 1581 and 11 the following year

- 123 priests executed between 1586-1603 (result of the Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests)

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Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests

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1585

Made it treasonable for any priest ordained by the Pope to enter England

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7
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When were recusancy fines tightened? Examples of those who suffered from this

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1587

Thomas Tresham of Northampton and John Townley from Lancashire owed £1,000

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Problems Elizabeth faced in terms of enforcing the religious settlement onto Catholics

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Elizabeth had to depend on JP’s to enforce the settlement however the majority of JP’s were Catholic themselves and did not implement her changes. Eventually Elizabeth was forced to ignore those who continued to attend Mass

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Example of Catholic’s not paying recusancy fines

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-In 1592 in Lancashire, 800 Catholics were presented at the courts and only 11 had ever paid recusancy fines.

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10
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Act that restricted Catholics

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1593 Act said that Catholics had to stay within 5 miles of their homes but this was difficult to enforce

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Example that Catholics were pleased with Elizabeth

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She resembled the old church as she allowed the use of the book ‘Paraphrases’

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12
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The affect of the Babington Plot on Catholics

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Catholics were scandalised by Mary’s actions

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13
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Babington Plot

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1586
Babington (from Derbyshire) and Mendoza (Spanish ambassador) aimed to launch a Spanish invasion and place Mary on the throne. Letters were passed between Babington and Mary but all read by Walsingham.
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14
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Percentages of Catholics in Elizabeth’s reign

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50% in 1559

1% in 1603

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15
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Evidence that the Northern Rebellion was Catholic

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3/4 rebels were Catholic

Used the flag of St Cuthbert’s which was associated with the Pilgrimage of Grace (1534)

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16
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Convocation of Canterbury

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1563
Meeting of bishops who wanted further reform (included Parker). Wanted to remove Catholic elements such as holy days. Petition was only defeated by one vote, shows strength of Puritans.

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17
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Admonitions

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1572
Very Protestant, even Foxe and Sampson felt they were too extreme. The writers of the first Admonition, Field and Wilcox, were arrested

18
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Most serious classis

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Deadham 1582-89

Classis wanted to restructure the Church

19
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Puritan sympathisers

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Leicester, Knollys and Mildmay

20
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Whitgift’s 3 Articles

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1583

Against Puritans but Leicester and Knollys said he had to make it more Puritan

21
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Leicester secured a preaching licence for

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Field

H e was banned from preaching between 1571-79 for being too Puritan

22
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Grindal suspended

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1577 for continuing to prophesy

23
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Separatist leaders

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Robert Brown and Robert Harris (but 1582 went to Netherlands. When Robert Brown returned he submitted to Whitgift).
Henry Barrow and John Greenwood (executed in 93 due to Act Against Seditious Sectaries)

24
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Most common places for classis

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Cambridge, Essex and Suffolk

25
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Lambeth Articles

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1595

Reaffirmed Calvinist beliefs and appeased majority of Puritans

26
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Martin Marprelate Tracts

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1588-89
Pamphlets made to target bishops. E.g. Bishop Howland of Peterborough was accused of being a serial adulterer.
Some PC’s liked them however most people thought they were rude. Alienated Presbyterians

27
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Opposition to Act Against Seditious Sectaries

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Raleigh

28
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Cope’s ‘Bill and Book’

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1587
Wanted more Presbyterian form of government.
Wentworth argued for the right to discuss religious matters. Both Cope and Wentworth were arrested along with 3 others

29
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Vestment Controversy

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1564-66
Clergy refused to wear albs and copes
Parker’s Advertisements in 66 was a compromise saying they could also wear surplices (plain white). 37 clergy in London still refused and were deprived of their posts.

30
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After Whitgift’s appointment of Archbishop of Canterbury how many ministers were deprived of their posts?

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(1583) 300-400 ministers

31
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39 Articles of Religion

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1563 (3 less than Edward)

32
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William Strickland

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1571 introduced bill to reform Book of Common Prayer to remove Catholic practices. PC removed Strickland from attending the Commons.

33
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Mary Stuart arrives in England

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68

34
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Parry Plot

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1585
Welsh MP confessed to plotting to assassinate Elizabeth. Employed by Burghley as an agent to spy on Catholics so motives unclear. Perhaps Burghley wanted to get rid of him as he knew too much and was no longer useful. Parry executed for treason.

35
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Throckmorton Plot

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1583
Spanish forces would land in Sussex and gain support from gentry such as Earl of Arundel. But Walsingham had a mole in the French embassy. Mendoza (Spanish ambassador and principal conspirator) was expelled from country, Throckmorton executed for treason and Arundel permanently imprisoned in the Tower.
Led to Bond of Association in 1584

36
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Ridolfi Plot

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1571
Would have needed support from Philip and Alba but neither wanted Mary (who greatly supported France) on the English throne.
Possible that Ridolfi was a double agent working for Burghley.
Burghley sought parliamentary pressure to force E to execute Norfolk and Mary. Elizabeth agreed to Norfolk’s execution

37
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How many clergymen left their posts because they refused to take the Oath of Supremacy?

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Estimated 2,000

38
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In York what percentage of clergy approved of the royal supremacy?

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23%

39
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Pope forbade Catholics to attend church services

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1566

40
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Famous martyr

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Edmund Campion

Hanged, drawn and quartered in 1581

41
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179?

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Priests arrived between 1580-85