T4 - The Problem of Religion Flashcards
Name features of the Catholic religion.
Pope as a leader
Latin as main language
Decorative churches
Had bishops
Blood and body
transubstansiation
No marriage of Priests
Name features of the Protestant religion.
Monarch as leader
English as main language
Some decoration in Church
Had bishops
Middle transubstansiation
Marriage of Priests
Name features of the Puritan religion.
No leader
English as main language
No decoration in Church
No bishops
Metaphorical
transubstansiation
Marriage of Priests
What was Edward VI’s religious stance?
He was a strict Protestant.
What was Mary I’s religious stance?
She was a strict Catholic.
What was Henry VIII’s religious stance?
He started the CofE but he wasn’t a firm Protestant.
Name three aims of the Religious Settlement.
Satisfying Catholics
Satisfying Protestants
Following Elizabeth’s own
views
What was the Act of Uniformity?
A main act of the Religious
Settlement
English Bible
English Church service
No decorative churches
What was the Act of Supremacy?
A main act of the Religious
Settlement
Named Elizabeth as the
head of Church
Officials had to swear an
oath to Elizabeth
What was the Act of Exchange?
A mini act of the Religious
Settlement
Allowed Elizabeth to take
land from Churches
What were the Royal Injunctions?
Measures to ensure that the Religious Settlement was followed.
What were features of the Royal Injunctions?
Condemned Catholic
practices
Identified and fined
recusants
Ensured only English Bibles
What were Visitations?
Tours of officials who ensured that the Religious Settlement and the Royal Injunctions were followed.
What were the Thirty Nine Articles of 1563?
Articles which laid down the beliefs of the Church, although they weren’t approved by Elizabeth until 1571.
What were the reactions to the Religious Settlement?
Displeasure from Puritans as they thought it allowed Catholics too much freedom.
