RELIGIOUS CHANGE 1547-61 Flashcards
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WHAT WAS MARYS DESIRE
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- restore catholic faith and church of England, not unpopular
- locals began restoring catholic practices before Marys government even ordered it
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WHAT WAS MARYS MAIN PROBLEMS IN 1553
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- strong protestant minority in London
- reformed protestant church of England had been established by statue law
- political elites, Mary depended on support from, had quired church land and had no desire in returning
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HOW DID MARY DEAL WITH HER INITIAL RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS
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- some prominent protestant clergy including 7 bishops, derived of earnings
- foreign protestants ordered to leave the country
- around 80 MPs voted against the religious change of marys first parliament
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WHAT WAS AGREED IN MARYS FIRST PARLIAMENT
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- Edwardian religious legislation was repealed by legal status of church of England upheld
- church restored to its state of 1547
- clergy who had married could be derived of their livings
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HOW IS POPE JULIUS RELEVANT IN RELIGIOUS CHANGE
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- he demanded that church submit to Rome before dispensations to landowners and ex church property could be granted
- 1554 Julius agreed not to try claim back church land that had been sold - reduced opposition to return of Catholicism from MPs and local landowners
- cardinal pole sent to England as legate and archbishop of Canterbury to facilitate change to Catholicism
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WHAT HAPPENED IN THE THIRD PARLIAMENT (54-55)
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- restored heresy laws- made it punishable by death to deny papal supremacy
- act of supremacy made pope leader of church again
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WHAT WERE MARYS KEY RELIGIOUS REFORMS
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- Repealed earlier religious legislation and reinstated catholic faith
- persecuted protestants- 280 protestants burnt
- heresy laws turned people against Mary so at end she was widely unpopular
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LIST SOME OTHER KEY RELIGIOUS REFORMS
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- pole tried to increase number of priests
- appointed new bishops to preach and oversee carefully religious life
- proposed that each cathedral should have a seminary for training priests
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WHAT WAS ELIZABETHS RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT
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- Provided a middle way between Catholicism and Protestantism
- enacted in Elizabeth’s first parliament
- established the royal supremacy
- set out the way for the church to be organised and content and conduct of services
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WHAT WAS ELIZABETHS ACT OF SUPREMACY
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- repealed the papal supremacy and heresy laws
- reinstated the religious legislation of the henry v111 and revived powers of royal visitation of the church
- made queen supreme governor
- demanded an oath of supremacy for all clergymen and church officials
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WHAT WAS ELIZABETHS ACT OF UNIFORMITY
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- Demanded everyone goes to church once a week or pay a fine
- this established the use of the new common prayer book, was made more acceptable to traditionally minded worshippers
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WHAT WERE ELZABETHS ROYAL INJUCTIONS
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gave specific instructions such as
- the removal of things superstitious from churches
- the purchase of an English bible and a copy of Erasmus paraphrases by every parish church
- the celebration of the eucharist at a simple communion table
- the suppression of catholic practices
- the requirement that any prospective wife of a clergyman had to produce a certificate to indicate her fitness for the role
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WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT
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- offered a compromise
- Elizabeth was placed under pressure from two extremes
- puritan choir- radical clergymen and MPs who may have forced her to accept a more protestant prayer book that she had really wanted
- catholic bishops- strongly opposed the uniformity bill believing it to be way too protestant
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WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE ELIZABETHAN SETTLEMENT
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- was clearly protestant
- in December 59 all Marian bishops refused to consecrate the new arch bishop of Canterbury so positions filled by protestants exiled under Mary
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WHAT WAS ELIZABETHS PERSONAL OPINION ON THE RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS
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- She was more conservative than her strongly protestant supporters
- she dissaproved of the clergy marrying, distrusted preaching and favoured the musical culture of the cathedrals and uni colleges