Religious developments Flashcards
What were the Tudors unwilling to do?
Reverse or change their religious policies
What did the POG result in?
Made Henry more determined to sever links with Rome
Convinced Henry that the existence of abbots and monks presented a security risk
Led him to support the move to dissolve the larger monasteries in 1537-8
What did many abbots and abbesses do?
Surrender their converts voluntarily in anticipation of parliamentary legislation
What did Cromwell’s Injunctions of 1538 further confirm?
The government’s reformed stance in respect of saints, pilgrimages, and the holy days
What was Henry’s endorsement of the Act of Six Articles a result of?
Popular iconoclasm and the conduct of overzealous Protestants
His fear of disorder occurring in many parts of the realm that reminded him of the Anabaptist disturbances in Munster and the placards incident in France
What did Edward VI and Cramner do?
Didn’t recall the English prayer book
Publish an even more Protestant book in 1552
What did Mary I do?
Went ahead with her marriage to Phillip of Spain
Stepped up her campaign against heretics
What did Elizabeth I do?
Wasn’t intimidated by the reaction and rebellion of Catholics to her religious settlement of 1558-9
In 1571 the council introduced penal laws specifically against Catholic recusants
