E E - religion Flashcards
when did elizabeth inherit the throne?
1558
after marys death
why were people worried about elizabeth’s gender
people worried that female monarchs could not lead their armies into battle and would only do what their husbands wanted
how much debt did elizabeth inherit when she became queen?
300,000
what was elizabeths religion?
protestant but disliked extremism of puritans
which people were mainly catholic?
poor people in rural areas
people in the north and west
what were the religious beliefs of many MPs and privy councillors?
protestant and puritans
when did elizabeth make her religious settlement?
1559
what protestant features did elizabeth’s religious settlement include?
elizabeth head of church rather than pope
english bibles in church
what catholic features did elizabeth’s religious settlement include?
churches could be highly decorated
priests had to wear vestments
what else was elizabeth’s religious settlement known as?
the middle way
what was opposition to the religious settlement like in 1580?
limited
how did catholics respond to elizabeth’s middle way before 1580?
remained loyal to the pope but followed elizabeth’s laws
attended protestant church services
what did the pope say in 1580 that increased catholic threat?
it would not be a sin for someone to kill elizabeth
what did catholics begin to plot after 1580 that threatened elizabeth?
to make mary queen of scot’s the queen of england
when was the fine of recusancy increased?
1581
how did the fine of recusancy increase?
by 10,000% to £20
when was the death penalty for sheltering priests introduced
1585
when was a law banning catholics from travelling 5 miles away from their homes introduced?
1593
how many catholics were in england in 1588
3 million
how many catholics were in england in 1603
40,000