The Puritan Threat Flashcards
What did puritans believe
They were extreme Protestants, they wanted to rid the Church of Catholicism and have a pure worship
Who was Edmund grindal
A bishop of London who had puritan beliefs and hope to reform the church from the inside
What were some practices puritans opposed
Bowing at the name of Jesus, kneeling to receive communion, using a ring for marriage, making across sign and celebrating Saint days
What was the vestments controversy
Puritans refused to wear the vestments according to matthew parker, archbishop of canterburys rules of 1566. which led to many puritans being dismissed from the church
Who was Thomas Cartwright
He was a professor at Cambridge University and in 1570 gave a series of lectures calling for Presbyterian system of church. This would have weakened the Queens power so she rejected it bitterly
Who was John Stubbs
He was a puritan who wrote a pamphlet criticising the Queens marriage talks with the Duke of Anjou he was arrested and had his right hand cut off in 1589
What were the marprelate tracks
A series of anonymous pamphlets written from 1588 to 89 which offended many
what happened to puritans during mary’s reign
they were forced to flee abroad and returned when liz became queen
why did puritans oppose the role of bishops
they believed their role had been invented by the pope
what were calvinists
supporters of the french catholic john calvin. he believed in having no bishops
what were presbyters
elders and teachers elected by the congregation
what were the three different types of puritans
-moderate puritans
-presbyterian puritans
-separatists puritans
what did separatists want
to set up their own church
what did presbyterians want
the abolition of the bishops and no head of the church
which two MPs tried to use parliament to push puritan ideas
william strickland
peter wentworth
what did willian strickland do
proposed the idea of banning vestments and rings for marriage
what happened as a result of william stricklands proposition
liz closed down parliament to stop his idea’s being discussed
1571-banned from houses of commons until MPs demanded his return because of freedom of speech
what did peter wentworth complain about
in 1576 he complained that MPs lacked freedom of speech
what was the result of peter wentworths complaint
he was imprisoned for a month
liz closed parliament and said they could only discuss religious matters when she was there
who in the privy council were moderate puritans
francis walsingham and robert darnley
what is an archbishop
the chief bishop
who is archbishop edmund grindal and what did he do
he was the archbishop of canterbury (1576-83) and he refused to follow the queen’s instructions to shut down prophesyings so he was suspended from his duties
what are prophesyings
secrete meetings of puritan ministers where they preyed and practised preaching skills
who was john whitgift
the archbishop after edmund in 1583 and he issued the three articles and he imposed strict control on ending prophesyings and demanding uniformity
what were the three articles
forced clergy’s to swear to accept bishops, everything in the book of common prayer and the 39 articles
how many ministers refused the three articles
300-400
Who lead the separatists movement of the 1580s
robert brown
he was often imprisoned and was exiled to holland in 1582
what was the act against seditious sectaries
1593- authorities had the power to banish or execute those who refused to go to anglican church services
this marked the end of the sepeartist movement
