Challenges To The Religious Settlement Flashcards
Purtians are
Extreme protestants
Puritans saw the religious settlement as
Only the first step
Puritans wanted
All traces of catholicism to be removed from the English Church
Vestment Controversy of the 1560s
Puritan priests refused to wear the surplice, a white vestment used by Catholics
In 1565 how did Elizabeth respond to the refusement of the surplice
She appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury to ensure all priests wore the surplice
What happened to those who still refused to wear the surplice
They were either imprisoned or lost their jobs
Many members of the nobility were
Still catholics
Recusants were
Refused to attend church services
Catholic Nobility were influential
In areas around the south east,especially Lancashire
Catholic nobility used their strong local bases to
Protect catholics and continue their traditional religious practices
The Catholic Nobles might try to
Overthrow Elizabeth and restore catholcism
Both France and Spain were ruled by
Catholics
Both Spain and France might try to
Reverse the religious settlement
Why were France busy ?
Because of the Wars of Religion in 1562. A civil war
Why were Spain busy in the 1560s ?
There were dealing with a geowing revolt in the Netherlands
