Challenges To The Religious Settlement

Question 1

Why were Elizabeth’s plans for a Religious Settlement not immediately approved in Parliament in 1559?

Answer 1

Marian bishops refused to vote to establish Protestant form of worship

Question 2

How did Elizabeth respond to these Marian bishops? (2)

Answer 2

• She arrested two
• Reworded her bills, adding more for the Catholics

Question 3

What was the point of the Religious Settlement?

Answer 3

To pacify everyone and prevent major rebellions/protests

Question 4

When was the Religious Settlement made?

Answer 4

1559

Question 5

Who would run the Church?

Answer 5

Bishops

Question 6

What title did Elizabeth give herself?

Answer 6

Supreme Governor

Question 7

Who had to take an oath accepting Elizabeth’s new title? (4)

Answer 7

• Government officials
• Clergy
• MPs
• Judges

Question 8

How many bishops resigned rather than taking the oath?

Answer 8

1

Question 9

Was the singing of hymns continued?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What did each Church have to have? (3)

Answer 10

• The Bible in English
• Services in English
• A Protestant Prayer Book to be used

Question 11

How did Catholics work around the removal of a Latin mass?

Answer 11

They went to a new Church every Sunday and did mass there secretly

Question 12

What did the clergy have to acknowledge, through an oath? (2)

Answer 12

• Elizabeth’s new title
• The use of the new Prayer Book

Question 13

Were the clergy now allowed to get married?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What did the clergy have to wear, although Protestant priests did not usually wear this?

Answer 14

A surplice

Question 15

What would Protestant priests usually wear?

Answer 15

A plain black gown

Question 16

At least how many times a month did a preacher have to preach?

Answer 16

Once a month

Question 17

How many priests out of 9000 refused to take the oath?

Answer 17

250

Question 18

What did the Queen promote the manufacture of?

Answer 18

Medallions and engravings

Question 19

Recusants had to pay a fine of how much every week?

Answer 19

1 shilling

Question 20

How did Elizabeth respond if recusants did not pay the fine?

Answer 20

She turned a blind eye to it

Question 21

Who did Puritans want running the Church rather than bishops?

Answer 21

Committees that are elected by churchgoers

Question 22

Why did the Puritans dislike the fact that the Queen was Supreme Governor?

Answer 22

They did not believe in a Head of Church

Question 23

What did Puritans want to change about the appearance of the Church? (5)

Answer 23

• Whitewashed walls
• No stained glass windows
• No statues
• Plain tables instead of altars
• No music

Question 24

What did Puritans not like about the new Prayer Book?

Answer 24

Some of its wording

Question 25

What type of Protestants were the Earl of Leicester and Sir Francis Walsingham?

Answer 25

Puritans

Question 26

Between 1559 and 1563 what did Puritan priests try doing?

Answer 26

They pushed the removal of 'too Catholic' aspects of the Church

Question 27

In 1570s what happened to some Puritans and why?

Answer 27

They were imprisoned because they tried to make changes to the Church themselves

Question 28

State 3 facts about Puritans: (3)

Answer 28

- They were a small group - Situated in south-east and London - Divided by their specific religious beliefs

Question 29

What were the 3 divisions of Puritans?

Answer 29

- Moderates - Presbyterians - Separatists

Question 30

Who did the Moderates include and what did they want?

Answer 30

Bishops, who wanted small changes

Question 31

What did the Presbyterians want?

Answer 31

Wanted to get rid of bishops

Question 32

What did the Separatists want?

Answer 32

They wanted to get rid of a National Church completely

Question 33

Why did the Puritans not rebel or protest, even though they wanted more?

Answer 33

It was better for them to have Elizabeth, a Protestant, on the throne, rather than Mary Queen of Scots, who is a Catholic

Question 34

What was the Oath that the clergy took called?

Answer 34

The Oath of Supremacy

Question 35

What was the Act of Uniformity and when was it made?

Answer 35

It established the religion of the country and rules that needed to be followed around this, made in 1559

Question 36

Did Elizabeth introduce punishments if people had their own beliefs?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Why was a Latin Catholic mass so important for Catholics?

Answer 37

It was their means for personal salvation that was at risk

Question 38

What did some Catholic priests do?

Answer 38

They became chaplains to Catholic nobles to celebrate Mass in their homes

Question 39

Who was the Pope at the time of the Religious Settlement?

Answer 39

Pius IV

Question 40

Which Pope finally excommunicated the Queen in what year?

Answer 40

Pius V in 1570

Question 41

What gave the new Church time to establish itself?

Answer 41

Pius IV, who Catholics were relying on to excommunicate Elizabeth, did not take any action. This meant the Catholics had no key support to rebel

Question 42

Why did Philip II not want to lead a religious crusade against Elizabeth (besides the fact they were allies)? (2)

Answer 42

- Replaced by Mary Queen of Scots who had strong ties with France - He could not afford it as he was occupied with dealing with Protestant rebels in the (Spanish) Netherlands

Question 43

When did the French (religious) Civil War begin and how long did it last?

Answer 43

1562, for the next 35 years

Question 44

In 1560 what two things were introduced?

Answer 44

- Requiem Mass for the dead - Candles and crucifixes would remain

Question 45

Who were 'Jesuits'?

Answer 45

Devote Roman Catholic priests

Question 46

What did the Treason Act of 1571 say?

Answer 46

Active Catholics who were hostile towards Elizabeth would be executed

Question 47

How many Catholics were executed in Elizabeth's reign and what were the majority of them?

Answer 47

200, with the majority being Jesuit priests.

Question 48

In what month and year did Mary Queen of Scots arrive in England?

Answer 48

May 1568

Question 49

Where was Mary Queen of Scots taken once she arrived?

Answer 49

Carlisle Castle

Question 50

Why had Mary Queen of Scots been imprisoned by the Scottish government?

Answer 50

She had married the suspected murderer (Earl of Bothwell) of her late husband, Lord Darnley.

Question 51

Why had Mary Queen of Scots asked Elizabeth for help?

Answer 51

She escaped from imprisonment in Scotland

Question 52

Why was helping Mary Queen of Scot's risky for Elizabeth, but she also felt entitled to do so?

Answer 52

Mary is her cousin however she is also the next heir of England and a Catholic Queen.

Question 53

What nationality was Mary Queen of Scots' mother?

Answer 53

French

Question 54

In 1559, who took control of Mary of Guise's government?

Answer 54

Scottish Protestant nobles

Question 55

Why did France threaten to invade Scotland?

Answer 55

They had rebelled against one of the French: Mary of Guise

Question 56

Why did the French back down from this threat?

Answer 56

Elizabeth sent her own army to Scotland

Question 57

When did Mary Queen of Scots marry Lord Darnley?

Answer 57

1565

Question 58

Why did Mary marry Darnley?

Answer 58

He had a distant claim to the English throne, which strengthened her claim for it

Question 59

Where was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned in Scotland?

Answer 59

Lochleven Castle

Question 60

How did Darnley, also an unstable alcoholic, die and in what year?

Answer 60

His house was blown up but he had been strangled first before this in 1567

Question 61

Why did Elizabeth give support to the Protestant lords, even though she believed in the Divine Right and that Protestants should not take over?

Answer 61

It was more important that France did not have control over Scotland

Question 62

When did Francis II die, meaning Mary Queen of Scots returned to Scotland from France?

Answer 62

1561

Question 63

What evidence did the Scottish government claim it had to prove Mary had plotted Darnley's murder?

Answer 63

The 'Casket Letters'

Question 64

When did Mary Queen of Scots start showing her coat of arms to display her claim to the throne?

Answer 64

1560

Question 65

When was Mary's son, James VI, born?

Answer 65

1566

Question 66

How was Mary Queen of Scots displayed in propaganda?

Answer 66

Her image was glorified and flattering to influence people's opinions