Elizabeth I: Religion Flashcards
(21 cards)
What did Presbyterians believe?
The Church of England should be further reformed in its structure
How many seminary priests had been sent to England by 1585?
279
What was controversial about the Act of Uniformity?
• It allowed variation of the Eucharist
• The ‘Black Rubric’ was omitted
Which two people had a pamphlet war after John Field’s admonitions called for the removal of Bishops?
Thomas Cartwright & John Whitgift
What did the 1559 Act of Uniformity specify?
The use of a single Book of Common Prayer
What religious articles were published in 1563?
The Thirty-Nine Articles
Which act removed Papal authority over the Church?
Act of Supremacy 1559
Who served Elizabeth as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Matthew Parker 1559-1575
Edmund Grindal 1575-1583
John Whitgift 1583-1604
What did Puritans believe?
In the eradication of Popish superstition
What was the legal status of the Church upon Elizabeth’s accession?
It was part of the Catholic Church
In what years were acts against Catholics passed?
1571
1581
1585
What did the Royal Injunctions of 1559 do?
- Supressed superstitious practices e.g. pilgrimages and use of candles
- Parish church were required to purchase an English bible
What did Archbishop Parker’s ‘Advertisements’ of 1566 require?
The clergy to follow one uniformity of rites and manners and one decent behaviour in their outward behaviour
What is Erastianism?
The view that the state should have authority over the Church
What did many protestants believe about Elizabeth’s religious settlement?
That it was a two-speed settlement that would become more protestant in future
How many Marian bishops remained in office following Elizabeth’s alterations to religion? What does this indicate?
- Only 1 Marian bishop remained in office following Elizabeth’s religious reforms
- Indicating that Elizabeth’s shift back towards Protestantism was unpalatable to the Catholics of Mary’s reign.
When were the 39 Articles of Religion passed? What did these determine?
- 1563,
- Doctrines and character of the English Church following years of change throughout the English reformation.
How many parish clergymen were deprived of offices for refusal to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen as Supreme Governor? What % of the total was this?
- 2000 parish clergymen were deprived
- Around 25% of the total.
When was the Act of Uniformity passed?
1559
What was the ‘black rubric’?
A mechanism used in the 1552 Book of Common Prayer to explain away the practice of kneeling during the mass and reduce the significance of this practice to radical Protestants.
What Catholic tendencies of Elizabeth did the 1559 Royal Injunctions assert?
Obstructed clerical marriage by making it so that prospective wives had to produce a certificate signed by 2 JPs to validate a marriage.
