Religion of Elizabethean Era Flashcards
What was the religous settlement??
Act of Supremacy
Act of Uniformity
Royal Injunctions
39 articles
What was the Act of Supremacy??
1559
Crown Supremacy over church restored
Repealed hearsay laws
Elizabeth is “supreme governer”
What was the Act of Uniformity??
1559
Cramners 2nd BOCP
“Black rubric” - rationale for kneeling
What were the royal injunctions??
Emphasis on ‘suppression of superstition’ (Catholic practices)
Parish Churches required to purchase English Bible
Enforcers hired by Cecil = Strongly Protestant
Elizabeth’s influence:
What were the 39 articles??
1563
Designed for ‘the avoiding of controversy in opinions’
Plans for restoration of 42 Articles, but Elizabeth requested changes
Combination of Calvinism, Lutheranism & Catholicism
Reflect Elizabethan desire to make church inclusive as possible
Context for 1563 England??
Queen’s perspective: positive - settlement had achieved her goals
Protestant Clergy’s perspective: concern - church in dire need of reforming
Catholic’s perspective: fear - not persecuted but difficulties practising faith
What was the Vestiarian Contraversy??
Puritans in church dont like the Acts as they give too much to catholics.
Queen fired Thomas Sampson for not wearing vestments
1566: Archbishop Parker + 5 bishops issued ‘Advertisements’
37 London clergymen refused to sign so were fired
Queens determination and difficult position with the clergy
Who was Whitgift??
Promoted by Liz
Archbishop of Canterbury and starts attacking the Presbyterians
Issued the 3 articles
What were the 3 articles??
1) Acknowledgement of royal supremacy
2) Acceptance of Prayer book as containing nothing ‘contrary to the Word of God’
3) Acceptance the the Thirty-Nine Articles was in line with the word of God
Counter acts their complains
What did Whitgift achieve??
Burghleys Protege ( George Clifford ) forced out of office
Treating moderates and radicals the same panicked clergy
Long term effects - Presbyterian movement in declien - to ignore 3 articles is to break from Lizs church
Any voice they had from 1589 is gone
Radical puritist ??
Desire to break from Church of England - too ‘Popish’
Movement in 1580’s
Leader: Robert Browne
Exiled in 1582
Reconciled in 1585 (thanks to relative - Burghley)
1593: Gov’t passes ‘Act against Seditious Sectaries’
Ringleaders in London (Henry Barrow & John Greenwood) executed
3 reasons for their decline??
Death of key ministers (Leicester & Walsingham)
Spanish Armada beaten - Catholic ‘threat’ removed?
Calvinist church confirmed with 1595 Lambeth Articles (acceptable to Puritans and Whitgift)
Other religious actions??
Papal act 1571 - Anyone who spreads papal bull - treason
1581 - Act to Retain Queens Majesty - £20 for not attending church - repeated is treason
1585 - Act against jesuits + seminary priests - 40 day to leave or dead
