Religious Settlement Flashcards
What were ELizabeth’s aims at the beginning of her reign?
Increase Economy
Foreign Policy
Middle-way in religion
Sort out her Privy Council
Sort out her legitimacy as Queen
End war with France
Keep alliance with Habsburgs
Heir to the throne
How did Elizabeth tackle religion?
Act of Supremacy 1559
Act of Uniformity 1559
Royal injunctions 1559
39 Articles 1563-1571
Act of Exchange 1559
New Prayer Book 1559
Act of supremacy. When was it? What did it do?
May 1559.
Elizabeth became Supreme Governor of the Church. Clergy were required to take an oath recognising her supremacy over the church. Those who refused were could be removed.
Repealed Marian Heresy Laws
Act of Uniformity. When was it? What did it do?
May 1559.
This set out the rules about the appearance of churches:
Kept ornaments in churches. Kept ornaments for ministers.
Attendance at Church on Sunday/Holy days.
Fines for non-attenders.
Included new book of common prayer. - based on Edwards prayer books.
Removed damaging remarks about the Pope.
Right to collect the First Fruit and Tenths religious taxes.
Royal injunctions. When was it? What did it do?
July 1559.
Drawn up by William Cecil and dealt with day to day administration of the church:
Bishops had to license preaching.
Preachers must preach once a month.
Every church must have an English bible.
All clergy must teach parish the Lord’s prayer and Ten Commandments.
Clergy had to keep records of baptisms, marriages and funerals.
Closed shrines.
Condemned images and stained glass windows (no new ones).
Outlawed pilgrimages.
Allowed kneeling at the Alter.
Priests to wear special clothes.
What affected Elizabeth’s religious policy?
Catholic - continuity of the Catholic church.
Protestant - inputted the new prayer book.
Still head of the church
What affected Elizabeth’s religious policy? Personal beliefs
Catholic - Forced to live as a Catholic in Mary’s reign.
Enjoyed comforting ornaments of the Catholic Church
Protestant - Daughter of Anne Boleyn.
Her family was sympathetic to religious reform.
Taught about Lutheran ideas.
Passing the religious settlement - support
Elizabeth plans the settlement with her councillors.
When it comes back a second time, it was passed by 21 to 18 votes.
COuncillors such as Cecil, Dudley, Bacon, Knollys, Bedford were loyal to the Queen and Protestants and spoke up in favour of it in parliament.
New clergy were created to fill vacancies from those who left. They were enthusiastic and supportive of the new religious settlement.
House of Commons passes the bills easily both times.
A small number of puritans who had been in exile under Mary returned to parliament.
