Religion Flashcards
What does what does excommunicated mean?
To exclude someone from the Church
When did the Pope excommunicate the Queen?
1570
What were Elizabeth’s aims for religion in England?
Use religion to help secure peace and run the country
Heal divisions between Catholics and Protestants - avoiding a civil war
To grow her personal power by ensuring control over the church
What problems did Elizabeth face in regards to religion?
It was constantly changing meaning loss of allies and rebellions in the country
When was the Act of Supremacy?
1559
What were the aims of the Act of Supremacy?
To re-establish the break from Rome; making and independent Church of England
Clergy had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Queen
How did the Act of Supremacy appease to Catholics?
Queen Elizabeth chose the title of Supreme Governor rather than Supreme Head - pacify Catholics as they still saw the Pope as head of the Church
Kept the hierarchy of the Church
when was the Act of Uniformity?
1559
What were the aims of the Act of Uniformity?
To end quarrels between Catholics and Protestants
Create rules for the Anglican church
How did the Act of Uniformity appease protestants?
A new book of common prayer was issued, it was moderately worded but contained radical protestant ideas
Catholic mass was banned
Bibles services were performed in English
Clergy were allowed to marry
Ended Catholic pilgrimages and saint images
How did the Act of Uniformity appease catholics?
The altar was replaced by a communion table
Ornaments such as crosses and condors were permitted
Priests wore traditional, decorative Catholic robes
What were Jesuits?
Catholic priests who were opposed to the Reformation so we’re committed to spread Catholic ideas
What was recusancy?
The state of those who refused to attend Anglican churches
Who was Edmund Campion?
The head of the Catholic church
When was attendence to the Anglican church made compulsory?
In the 1560s
In what ways did Elizabeth I deal with the threat of Catholicism?
Made Anglican church attendance obligatory
Public Offices (eg: judges) were taken away from people if they did not accept the head of the Church as the Queen
The Treason Act, 1571
Recusancy - fined people £20 for not going to Church
Being a Catholic priest was illegal and punishable by death
Gatherings of Catholics was illegal
By 1603, how much of the population was Catholic?
10%
What was the Treason Act of 1571?
Stated that denying Elizabeth’s supremacy and bringing the Pope’s Bull of Excommunication was treason
And anyone who left England for longer than 6 months would lose their land
What were priest holes?
Secret rooms where priests could hide and conduct mass
What is prophesying?
prayer meetings where the Bible was discussed and debated
What was a Brownish/ Separatist?
Named after Robert Browne - they were puritan who had seperate from the CofE and set up their own churches
What was the cause of the Reformation that created the Church of Scotland?
Radical Protestant ideas of John Calvin
When was the Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests?
1585
what did the Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests state?
That to become a Catholic priest was illegal
all Catholic priests had to leave England withing 40 days or be executed
what was Elizabeth’s response to prophesying and the production of pamphlets claiming that the structure of the CofE was wrong?
Destroyed puritan presses and banned the discussion of religious matters in parliament
Who was Thomas Cartwright?
A theologian who delieverd lectures talking about abolishing bishops
How many Catholic priests did Elizabeth execute?
200
define heresy
Going against the official religion of the state
