religious problem Flashcards
give five puritain beliefs?
- there should be no head of the church
- there should be no bishops
- church services should be simple
- no decoration in churches
- bread and wine remained such as Jesus was a spirit not a physical being
what were six beliefs of catholics?
- pope is head of the church
- cardinals, archbishops and bishops help the pope run the church
- services in latin
- churches highly decorated
5.priests not allowed to marry - bread and wine given in mass actually turned into the blood and body of Jesus
give six protestant beliefs?
- monarch is head of the church
- archbishops and bishops help the monarch run the church
- church services and bible in english
- little decoration in churches
- priests allowed to marry
- bread and wine represented the body and blood of Jesus
what was Eliabeth’s religious settlement known as and why?
-she didnt want a strict policy like her predecessors and didnt want to punish people for their beliefs so she created the ‘via media’ or the middle way.
what was the Act of Supremacy and when was it passed?
-Elizabeth was confirmed as the head of the church with the title “supreme governor of the church of england” and all officials had to swear an oath of loyalty to her (those who refused were excecuted)
-1559
when was the Religious Settlement passed?
1559
what was the Act of Uniformity and when was it passed?
-ensured that services were followed in the same way across the country. The protestnant book of common prayer was used in all churches with bible and services in English, ornamentation allowed and had to wear vestiments. Clergy had to swear an oath to do all of this.
-those who didnt attend church (recusants) were fined
-1559
what were five rules of the religious settlement?
-protestantism is the official religion
-new prayer book introduced
-bible in english
-simple churches
-priests allowed to marry
-aspects of catholicism like archbishops, bishops, cathedrals, vestiments and crosses and candles in church
-no persecution of catholics but a fine if they dont go to church
give four ways in which elizabeth enforced the religious settlement
- Royal Injuctions
- Visitations
- Act of Exchange
- The Episcopacy
what were the royal injuctions and when were they set?
-1559
-orders given to the clergy
-they had to condemn catholic practices
-identify recusants to Privy Council and JPs
-fine recusants 1 shilling for every missed service
-ensure uniformity of practice (eg everyone kneel when at prayer)
what were visitations?
-125 commissioners tour the country to make sure the clergy were following the rules
-over 400 clergy reigned or were sacked (over half of them because they were catholic)
what was the Act of Exchange?
-showed Elizabeth’s ability to exercise control over the church
-allowed Elizabeth to take land and buildings belonging to the church
-she would do this if she needed to fund costly wars or wanted to reward nobility
how did the episcopacy enforce the reigious settlement?
-Elizabeth entrusted the bishops with the daily organisation of the church
-she had hoped bishops from Mary’s reign would continue but they wouldn’t take the oath of supremacy
-this meant she had the opportunity to appoint Protestants instead who would be more willing to enforce the religious settlement
what was the general opinion towards the religious settlement in the 1560s? when did this change?
-everyone accepted it
-became less secure in the 1570s and 80s
how many of the clergy refused to take the oath of loyalty?
less than 3%
what was the opinion of France towards the religious settlement?
they showed little intrest as they had a civil war to deal with
What was Philip IIs opinion of the religious settlement?
He wanted to maintain a friendship with England so just hoped that the settlement was temporary
What was the Popes opinion of the religious settlement?
He voiced little criticism and hoped it was temporary
when was the rebellion of the northern earls?
1569
what was the aim of the rebellion of the northern earls?
to replace Elizabeth with Mary and Mary to marry Duke of Norfolk
who were the leaders of the rebellion of the northern earls?
Neville (earl of westmoreland) and Percy (earl of northumberland)
what happened in the rebellion of the northern earls?
-4600 rebels marched into Durham, held a catholic mass and ripped up the English prayer book and Bible
-they retreated due to the power of Elizabeth’s forced
-Percy was found and excecuted