Religious Settlem

Question 1

When was the Religious Settlement passed?

Answer 1

1559

Question 2

What was the Religious Settlement also known as?

Answer 2

Via Media
Middle Way

Question 3

What did the middle way establish ?

Answer 3

Protestantism as the official religion

Question 4

What type of prayer book and churches did the Religious Settlement introduce?

Answer 4

The bible was in English
Churches were simple with few decorations

Question 5

We’re priests allowed to marry under the religious settlement?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What did the religious settlement refuse!?

Answer 6

Extreme Protestants (puritans)

Question 7

What did Elizabeth keep from the Catholic faith?

Answer 7

Archbishop, bishops and cathedrals were kept
Also Elizabeth allowed the use of candles, crosses and vestments

Question 8

What were recusants ?

Answer 8

People who didn’t attend church who where fined 1 shilling for each absence

Question 9

What was the act of Supremacy?

Answer 9

Elizabeth became the head of Church of England
All officials had t accept her title as ‘SUPREME GOVERNER OF CHURCH IF ENGLAND’

Question 10

Who were used to govern the new church ?

Answer 10

Bishops

Question 11

What happened if important officials refused to accept Elizabeth’s title as ‘SUPREME GOVERNER OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND’?

Answer 11

If the refused they were impresiones
If they did it 3x they were executed

Question 12

What was the Act of Uniformity?

Answer 12

Clergy were allowed to marry
Ornaments and decorations were allowed
Bible and sermons were in English -in 1552 clergy had to swear an oath to use prayer book
Everyone had to attend church On Sunday
Monasteries were closed _ this Money went to the crown
Recustants were fined 1 shilling for each absence

Question 13

What percentage of people refused to accept the changes and lost their jobs?

Answer 13

Less than 3%

Question 14

Who were in the largest demographic for resignation?

Answer 14

Devout catholic bishops - who were replaced by loyal Protestants

Question 15

What were the royal injunctions?

Answer 15

Catholic practices wee condemned - processions, miracles and pilgrimage
To preach a license had to be obtained form the bishop and authorities
Recusants were reported and fined
Ensure parish church had bible in English
Priests weren’t allowed to marry unless consented by bishop and 2 JPs

Question 16

What were Visitations and how many commissioners were appointed?

Answer 16

125 commissioners were appointed to tour the county and judge wether religion regulations were being followed.

Question 17

What did commissioners do during visitations?

Answer 17

Made clergy take an oath of supremacy

Question 18

How many clergy were reigned of sacked during visitations?

Answer 18

Over 400 clergy a half of which because they were catholic

Question 19

What was the Act of Exchange!?

Answer 19

It allowed Elizabeth to take land and buildings belonging to the church and force bishops to rent land to her. It helped the monarch ding foreign wars or give patronage.
While showing the monarch could exercise her royal control over the church

Question 20

What is episcopacy?

Answer 20

The role of the bishops

Question 21

Why did Elizabeth favor bishops to run the church?

Answer 21

They would preach the tight ideas

Question 22

What were the 39 Articles?

Answer 22

Laid down the beliefs of the Church of England
Rejected many catholic practices and confirmed key elects of Protestant beliefs
Clergy swore to follow them