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Topic 7 - the Puritan threat Flashcards

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What was a Puritan?

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An extreme Protestant

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What did Puritans want to do to the Church?

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Rid it of all Catholic associations and follow a ‘purer’ form of worship

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When did Puritans begin to spread?

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During the reign of Edward VI (1547-53)

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Where did many Puritans go when Mary Tudor became queen?

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Geneva, Zurich, Frankfurt and Strasbourg

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Who was a famous and influential Puritan?

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John Calvin

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Why did Puritans oppose the 1559 Religious Settlement?

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It involved too many Catholic elements

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On what grounds did Puritans oppose bishops?

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There was no mention of their role in the Bible

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What were some behaviors that Puritans opposed?

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Bowing when the name of Jesus was said, kneeling to recieve communion, giving a marriage ring, celebrating saints day and decorating churches

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What actions did Puritans oppose?

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Entertainment on Sundays, gambling, visiting the theatre, being drunk and swearing

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What were the three types of Puritans?

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Moderate Puritans, Presbyterians and Separatists

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What was a Separatist?

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The most radical Puritan, they wanted to breal away from the national church and have every church run its own affairs on a parish by parish basis

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When was the Vestments Controversy?

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1566

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What did Puritans oppose about Vestments?

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They believedd that the clothing was too similar to the clothes of a Catholic priest

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Who was Thomas Cartwright?

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A professor of divinity at Cambridge

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What proposals were made by Thomas Cartwright?

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He suggested that the church abolish the archbishop and all bishops, that each church should be ruled locally by ministers and elders from the community, and that the congregation elects these ministers

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Who was John Stubbs?

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A puritan and political commentator

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What did John Stubbs critisise Elizabeth about in his pamphlet in 1579?

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Her marriage talks with the French, Roman Catholic, Duke of Anjou

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How did Elizabeth punish Stubbs?

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He was arrested, put on trial and charged with sedacios writing; he had his right hand cut off and was imprisioned for 18 months

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When were the Marprelate Tracts?

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1588-89

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What were the Marprelate Tracts?

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A series of anonymous pamphlets that bitterly attacked the church and bishops; they contained violent and sarcastic language, completely opposite to how Puritans believed they should behave

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How did people respond to the Marprelate Tracts?

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Protestants wrote their own pamphlets against Puritan views, most namely Richard Hooker in 1593

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Who were notable Puritans within the Privy Council?

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The Earl of Leicester and Sir Francis Walshingham

23
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What did Walter Strickland do?

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In April 1571, he proposed a bill in parliament calling for the introduction of a new Book of Common Prayer, as well as for the banning of vestments, using a ring in marriage and kneeling during communion

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How was Walter Strickland punished?

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He was prevented from attending the House of Commons by the Privy Council

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What did Peter Wentworth do?

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He complained that MPs couldn’t discuss what they wanted in parliament

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What did Peter Turner do?

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He proposed a bill to change the government to copy Calvin’s style in Geneva; the bill failed

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What were prophesyings?

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Meetings led by Puritans during which prayers and sermons were said

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Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1576?

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Edmund Grindal

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What did Grindal do about the phrophesyings?

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He was sympathetic to Puritan ideas, and after being asked by the queen to ban the meetings, he refused to do so

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How was Grindal punished for not banning the meetings?

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He was confined to his house at Lambeth Palace, susoended frim his duties and prevented from functioning as leader of the Church

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What were the Three Articles of 1583?

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Rules that forced clergy to accept bishops, accept all that was contained in the Book of Common Prayer and accept the thirty-nine articles

32
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How many ministers did not swear acceptance to the Three Articles?

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Between 300 and 400, of which were removed from office

33
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Who issued the Three Articles?

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John Whitgift, a devout Angelican and member of the Privy Council

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Why were separatists know as Brownists?

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One of the leaders of the separatist movements was Robert Browne

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Why did separatists oppose the Church of England?

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It contained too many Catholic elements, and demonstrated a lack of moral discipline

36
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When was the Act against Seditious Sectaries passed?

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1593

37
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What did the Act against Seditious Sectaries do?

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It gave authorities the power to execute those suspected of being separatists

38
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Who was notably executed as a result of the Act against Seditio

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History Elizabethan (8 decks)

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