The Question Of Religion Flashcards
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What was the religious settlement 1559?
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- An attempt by Elizabeth to unite the country after the changes in religion under Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.
- It was designed to settle the divide between Catholics and Protestants and address the differences in services and beliefs
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The Act of Supremacy
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- This Act made Queen Elizabeth I “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England.
- This may have been to appease Catholics who believed the Pope was “head” of the church, or to appease those who believed a woman could not be head of the church
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The act of uniformity
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- This made Protestantism England’s official faith and also set out rules of religious practice and worship in a revised prayer book.
- This retained some Catholic traditions which Elizabeth hoped would make a good compromise and keep her people happy.
4
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Give examples of how Elizabeth pleased the Catholics
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- The structure/organisation of the church remained unchanged
- Elizabeth was the supreme governer of the church rather than the supreme head of the church
- Catholics were allowed to worships in private
5
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Give examples of how Elizabeth pleased protestants
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- Created an independent church of England
- Services and bible were in English
- The church was protestant
6
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Was the religious settlement successful
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- There was broad support for the new Settlement and very few refused to take the oath of loyalty to the queen.
- Elizabeth’s tolerant approach seemed to have worked on the whole, but it did not keep everyone happy and she faced numerous threats.
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Who did Elizabeth face opposition from?
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Opposition came not only from Catholics, but also from more extreme Protestants, known as Puritans, who objected to any compromise with Catholic ideas.
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How were catholics a threat to Elizabeth?
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- Some Catholics became known as Recusants – these Catholics would rather suffer punishment than attend the new Elizabethan church services.
- They were seen a dangerous because their loyalty was divided – they had to obey the Queen, but as Catholics it was their duty to obey the Pope as well.
- Missionary priests were sent to England by the Catholic church. These were English priests trained abroad. Known as Jesuits, they tried to keep the Catholic religion alive.
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How did Elizabeth treat Catholics?
Fines
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-At the start of the reign anyone who did not attend church services was fined one shilling. However, soon the punishments became harsher: in 1580 the fine became £20 per month. If you couldn’t pay you would lose your land. Punishments continued to get harsher.
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How did Elizabeth treat Catholics?
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- To deal with Jesuits, anyone who left England for more than 6 months had their land confiscated
- She introduced a new treason act in 1571, stating that denying Elizabeth supremacy could be punished by death
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The Nothern Rebellion 1569
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- Elizabeth refuse to allow the Duke of Norfolk to marry the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots this inspired 2 northern Catholic to lead a rebellion
- They wanted to replace Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots
- Westmorland and Northumberland took hold of Durham cathedral and held an illegal mass
- They began to march south with 4600 people
- The loyal earl of Sussex raised an army and the Rebels disbanded.
- Northumberland was captured and executed, Norfolk was imprisoned and Westmorland escape to France
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The Ridolfi Plot 1571
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- The plot was led by an Italian name Ridolfi and also involved Norfolk.
- The plan was that an invasion from the Netherlands would coincide with another Northern Rebellion.
- Elizabeth would be murdered and replaced by Mary Queen of Scots who would then marry Norfolk
- The plot was exposed before it could be completed
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The Throckmorton plot 1583
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- Led by Sir Francis Throckmorton, the plan was to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen Of Scots
- Once she has been killed the world would be an invasion by French Catholic Henry Duke of Guise
- The plot also involved the Spanish Ambassador
- When the plot was discovered Throckmorton was executed and Mary Queen of Scots was placed under even closer guard
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The Babington Plot 1586
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- This was another attempt to kill Elizabeth and place Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
- Led by Anthony Babington
- The discovery of this plot led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots when it was found that she had known about and agreed with the plot all along
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The Babington Plot 1586
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- This was another attempt to kill Elizabeth and place Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
- Led by Anthony Babington
- The discovery of this plot led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots when it was found that she had known about and agreed with the plot all along
