The Settlement

Question 1

Key arguments

Answer 1

Elizabeth wants a via media and for that to happen other religions need to compromise
This becomes difficult regarding Catholics after the arrival of MQS in England
This becomes more difficult for puritans when Edmund Grindal is put under house arrest

Question 2

Act of supremacy What role did this make Elizabeth

Answer 2

It made Elizabeth the supreme governor as opposed to the head

Question 3

Act of supremacy why was Elizabeth’s role as the Supreme governor compromised and how did she deal with this

Answer 3

It was made difficult because it was originally blocked by lords, however she had two bishops sent to the tower and it was passes 21 to 18

Question 4

Act of supremacy what laws were repealed

Answer 4

The Heresy laws were repealed

Question 5

Act of Uniformity what book was used for praying

Answer 5

1552 book of common prayer

Question 6

Act of uniformity what fines were introduced

Answer 6

Recuanscy fines were introduced

Question 7

Via media what did Elizabeth claim that she was not looking for and what did this mean

Answer 7

She claimed that she did not want a window into mens souls meaning that you could be catholic on the inside but appear Protestant

Question 8

Via media what did the churches look like

Answer 8

The churches looked catholic but were Protestant

Question 9

Via media what was used to appease catholics

Answer 9

Organ music and wedding rings

Question 10

Via media what could priests now do

Answer 10

Priests could now marry but with permission from their bishops

Question 11

Edmund grindal What was he part of

Answer 11

He was one of the 800 Marian exiles

Question 12

Edmund Grindal when was he appointed Arch bishop

Answer 12

In 1575

Question 13

Edmund grindal When did he refuse to ban prophesyings

Answer 13

In 1576 and he was put under house arrest because of this

Question 14

Puritans what key arguments should you make

Answer 14

Elizabeth was willing to tolerate some Puritans to get control over them for example Edmund Grindal. But this ends after he in put under house arrest
She is more hostile to puritans over time, this could be because of their failings in church and parliament and the fact that they were more hostile themselves
Change over time. Things are not the same in 1558 as they are in 1603

Question 15

Puritan beliefs Who were puritans heavily influenced by

Answer 15

John Calvin who was a french preacher based in Geneva and he was one of the 800 Marian exiles

Question 16

Puritan beliefs what did they believe could happen to a monarch

Answer 16

They could be overthrown in certain circumstances

Question 17

Puritan beliefs What did they not believe in

Answer 17

A state religion or church hierarchy such as bishops

Question 18

Puritans in church What did some of the 800 Marian exiles do

Answer 18

Took jobs within the church

Question 19

Puritans in the church Who was john jewel and Edmund grindal

Answer 19

They were puritans in high positions such as john jewel the bishop of Salisbury and Edmund Grindal the bishop of London.

Question 20

Puritans in church What convocation was defeated by one vote and what did it aim to do

Answer 20

In the 1563 convocation that aimed to make the church more puritan was defeated by one vote

Question 21

How many London preachers were sacked in the vestment Controversy and who was sacked as the Dean of Christ

Answer 21

37 London preachers were sacked but john bullinger said to accept it as it was better than what they had before. Anthony Samson is sacked as the dean of Christ

Question 22

Puritans in the church What were Clergy required to do and why were they not punished if they didn’t

Answer 22

Clergy who refused to take the Oath of supremacy twice were not asked again as the limit was three and Elizabeth was not looking for a window into mens souls

Question 23

Parliament What did Walter Strickland propose and what happened to him

Answer 23

He proposed minor religious reform such as banning wedding rings and organ music however he was barred from parliament and then allowed back after popular protests in 1571

Question 24

Parliament What did Anthony cope propose and what happened to him

Answer 24

In 1586 Anthony cope proposed major religious reforms such as banning Bishops. Although his proposals were popular he was sent to the tower along with 4 others and Hatton stated that if they wanted change they would have to personally pay for it

Question 25

Parliament there was a theory that the puritans had a political party within parliament what was this called

Answer 25

The Puritan choir

Question 26

Puritan pamphlets When was the admonition to parliament published what happened to the authors

Answer 26

Admonition to parliament in 1571 and the writers Field and Wilcox were sent to Newgate prison for a year but it was widely read

Question 27

Pamphlets What were the Martin Marprelates and what did they do

Answer 27

The Matin marprelates were a series of Pamphlets written by anonymous authors in the 1580s and called bishops dumb dogs.
many people were turned away from Puritanism

Question 28

Separatists Who were separatists and where did they move to

Answer 28

Separatists were puritans who refused to take part in the Elizabethan church and moved to the Netherlands or America

Question 29

Separatists who set up a separatist church in Norwich and what happened to them

Answer 29

Barrow and Harrison set up a separatist church in Norwich in 1580 and they were both imprisoned and later left England for the Netherlands

Question 30

Separatists who set up a separatist church in London and what happened to them. Why was the reaction extreme

Answer 30

Barrow and greenwood set up a separatist church in London and they were executed for sedition in 1593

Question 31

Government attaches on Puritanism What happened if Clergy did not swear they believed in the three articles after 1583

Answer 31

If you refused to swear on them you were sacked which shows the change from Elizabeths via media

Question 32

Government attaches on Puritanism What puritan signed the death warrants of Barrow and greenwood

Answer 32

Whitgift

Question 33

Government attaches on Puritanism what was set up to investigate puritans in church

Answer 33

The court of high commission

Question 34

Government attaches on Puritanism What was Elizabeths nickname for Whitgift

Answer 34

My black husband because of his dark hair and heart