[The Religious Settlement] Flashcards
What did Elizabeth design to be acceptable to as many of her subjects as possible?
The religious settlement
The Religious settlement came in three acts, what were they?
•Act of Supremacy
•Act of Uniformity
•Royal injunctions
What did the Act of Uniformity make Elizabeth?
Supreme Governor (of the Church of England)
Due to the Act of Supremacy, Elizabeth made herself Supreme governor and this meant all clergy had to swear what to her as head of the church?
An oath of allegiance
Due to the act of supremacy, Who had to swear an oath of allegiance to Elizabeth?
All clergy
Due to the Act of Supremacy, what was established?
An Ecclesiastical High commission
An Ecclesiastical High commission was established due to the Act of supremacy, which had the job of maintaining what within the church?
Discipline
Discipline was maintained within the church due to what being established?
An Ecclesiastical High commission
As well as maintaining discipline, what else did the Ecclesiastical high commission enforce for Elizabeth?
The religious settlement
The ecclesiastical high commission would enforce the settlement as any clergy member whose loyalty was doubted would be, what?
Punished
What does Ecclesiastical mean?
Anything to do with the church
The Act of Uniformity established the appearance of the church and what else?
The forms of service
As a result of the Act of Uniformity, what was introduced in 1559 to establish the form of services held?
The book of common prayer
Would the book of common prayer be used in all churches?
Yes
What happened to those who refused to use/ follow the book of common prayer?
Punished
Within the book of common prayer, the wording of the service was deliberately what?
Vague/ unclear
Why was the book of prayers wording deliberately vague/ unclear?
So Protestants and catholics could interpret it as it suited them
As a result of the Act of Uniformity, what was it asked that priests would wear?
Vestments
As a result of the Act of Uniformity, what weekday was everyone expected to attend church or face a fine?
Sundays
If people didn’t attend church every Sunday, according to the act of uniformity, they could be fined which would equal to what? (which wouldn’t matter much to nobility)
A weeks pay
A set of instructions to the clergy that reinforced the two Acts (supremacy and uniformity) was called what?
Royal injunctions
The royal injunctions would cover a wide range of instructions on how what should be conducted?
Religious services
According to the Royal injunctions; all clergy were to teach what?
The royal supremacy
According to the royal injunctions, those who refused to attend church should be reported to who?
The Privy Council
