E E - religion Flashcards

1
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when did elizabeth inherit the throne?

A

1558
after marys death

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2
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why were people worried about elizabeth’s gender

A

people worried that female monarchs could not lead their armies into battle and would only do what their husbands wanted

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3
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how much debt did elizabeth inherit when she became queen?

A

300,000

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4
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what was elizabeths religion?

A

protestant but disliked extremism of puritans

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5
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which people were mainly catholic?

A

poor people in rural areas
people in the north and west

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6
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what were the religious beliefs of many MPs and privy councillors?

A

protestant and puritans

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7
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when did elizabeth make her religious settlement?

A

1559

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8
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what protestant features did elizabeth’s religious settlement include?

A

elizabeth head of church rather than pope
english bibles in church

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9
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what catholic features did elizabeth’s religious settlement include?

A

churches could be highly decorated
priests had to wear vestments

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10
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what else was elizabeth’s religious settlement known as?

A

the middle way

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11
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what was opposition to the religious settlement like in 1580?

A

limited

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12
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how did catholics respond to elizabeth’s middle way before 1580?

A

remained loyal to the pope but followed elizabeth’s laws
attended protestant church services

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13
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what did the pope say in 1580 that increased catholic threat?

A

it would not be a sin for someone to kill elizabeth

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14
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what did catholics begin to plot after 1580 that threatened elizabeth?

A

to make mary queen of scot’s the queen of england

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15
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when was the fine of recusancy increased?

A

1581

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16
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how did the fine of recusancy increase?

A

by 10,000% to £20

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17
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when was the death penalty for sheltering priests introduced

A

1585

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18
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when was a law banning catholics from travelling 5 miles away from their homes introduced?

A

1593

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19
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how many catholics were in england in 1588

A

3 million

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20
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how many catholics were in england in 1603

A

40,000

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21
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what did catholics do in 1605?

A

tried to assassinate the new king James 1 in the gunpowder plot

22
Q

who did catholics think should be head of the church?

A

the pope

23
Q

who did catholics think should run the church?

A

archbishops and bishops

24
Q

what language did the catholics think the bible should be in?

A

latin

25
Q

what did catholics think churches should look like inside?

A

decorated

26
Q

what did catholics think priests should wear?

A

vestments

27
Q

what did catholics think got you into heaven?

A

good works

28
Q

who did protestants think should be head of the church?

A

the monarch

29
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who did protestants think should run the church?

A

archbishops and bishops

30
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what language did protestants think the bible should be written in?

A

english

31
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what did protestants think churches should look like?

A

plain and simple

32
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what did protestants think priests should wear?

A

no vestments

33
Q

what did protestants think got you into heaven?

A

belief in god

34
Q

who did puritans think should be head of the church?

A

no one

35
Q

who did puritans think should run the church?

A

elected committees

36
Q

which language did puritans think the bible should be in?

A

english

37
Q

what did puritans think churches should look like inside?

A

plain and simple

38
Q

what did puritans think priests should wear?

A

not vestments

39
Q

what did puritans think got you into heaven?

A

belief in god

40
Q

who was elizabeth’s father?

A

Henry VIII

41
Q

who was elizabeth’s grandfather?

A

Henry VII

42
Q

who was elizabeth’s younger brother?

A

Edward VI

43
Q

who was elizabeth’s older sister?

A

Mary

44
Q

who was elizabeth’s mother?

A

anne boleyn

45
Q

why did people think elizabeth had an illegitimate claim to the throne?

A

her mother was beheaded and henry annulled their marriage

46
Q

what happened in the reformation?

A

protestants challenged the old catholic beliefs

47
Q

who were puritans

A

extreme protestants who wanted to take the reformation even further

48
Q

what were the altars like in catholic churches?

A

decorated altars

49
Q

what were the altars like in protestant churches?

A

wooden altars

50
Q

who were recusants

A

people who did not attend church every sunday

51
Q

how many jesuits had arrived from europe by 1580

A

over 100