The problem with religion

Question 1

What problem with religion did Elizabeth inherit?

Answer 1

Her brother tried to make the country Protestant
Whereas Mary had a harsh Catholic rule
So the country was divided and many had experienced a form of persecution

Question 2

How did Elizabeth aim to solve the problem?

Answer 2

By creating ‘the middle way”
Meaning she’d try to balance both sides without causing rebellions and people being loyal to her

Question 3

Religious settlement

Answer 3

2 acts that would combine both Protestant and Catholic elements
To ease tension

Question 4

What were the 2 acts in the Religious settlement?

Answer 4

Act of supremacy
Act of uniformity

Question 5

Catholic views vs Protestant views on hierarchy of church

Answer 5

Catholics = Hierarchy of the Pope, Cardinals and bishops
Protestants = No Pope or bishops

Question 6

Catholic vs Protestant views on mass

Answer 6

Catholics = most important ceremony is mass
Protestant = practise it but not most important

Question 7

Catholic vs Protestant views on language of services/ prayer book

Answer 7

Catholic = they should be in Latin
Protestant = they should be in the native language

Question 8

Catholic vs Protestant beliefs on church interior

Answer 8

Catholic = churches and ceremonies should be highly decorated
Protestant = they should be plain

Question 9

Catholic v Protestant beliefs on priests

Answer 9

Catholic = they should wear colour robes and not marry
Protestant = plain robes and they can marry

Question 10

Catholic vs Protestant beliefs on saints

Answer 10

Catholic = saints should receive special prayers
Protestants = saints aren’t important

Question 11

Act of Supremacy

Answer 11

Elizabeth is head of the church and not the Pope
All clergy, JPs and judges swore an oath
Bishops govern the church (Catholic, disliked by puritans)
Mary’s laws on Protestants removed

Question 12

Act of Uniformity

Answer 12

Book of prayer in all churches
Bible + church services in English
No more transubstantiation
Churches can be decorated
Clergy could marry and wore plain vestments
Mary’s monasteries shut

Question 13

What was the reaction to the settlement like?

Answer 13

Mostly positive

Question 14

Why was the reaction to the settlement mostly positive?

Answer 14

Majority of clergymen did the oath, only 1/36 were fired
Most devout Catholic bishops resigned themselves
Recusancy fines weren’t serious
Archbishop of Canterbury was respected
Pope and Philip of Spain weren’t concerned, expected it to change over time
Enforcement laws set up

Question 15

What laws of enforcement did Elizabeth set up?

Answer 15

Royal Injunctions
Visitations

Question 16

Royal injunctions

Answer 16

Clergy were given rules to:
Practise royal supremacy
Condemn fake Catholic miracles
Fine people for recusancy
Prevent papal authority

Question 17

Visitations

Answer 17

152 commissioners toured around to make sure clergy observed the acts
And took oath of Supremacy

Question 18

The Act of Exchange

Answer 18

A rule where Elisabeth could take and rent out land belonging to the church to get money

Question 19

Why did she implement the act of exchange?

Answer 19

The church was very wealthy
She could use it to pay for foreign wars and reward loyal followers

Question 20

Why did Elizabeth want to implement these?

Answer 20

In the past an extreme policy didn’t work as it caused a lot of tensions and violence
Division of these groups weakened position as Queen as she couldn’t control the groups who were splitting away from their allegiance to her
Threat to her throne

Question 21

How did people change in attitudes to the religious settlement?

Answer 21

Later as relations with Spain worsened in 1570s with Catholics
And puritans wanted it to be more extreme