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1
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What was Elizabeth willing to accept within her church and whats an example

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Certain aspects of Catholicism

  • Requiem celebrations for the dead
2
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What type of fines did the 1559 Act of Supremacy lay down

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Fines for those who were recusants, very rarely used however

3
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How did English Catholics survive as

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  1. Church Papists

2. Catholic Bishops

4
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What were Catholic Papists

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Outwardly conformist regarding to Anglician services - however accepted low-key services with priests in secret

5
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What were Catholic Bishops

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All but 1 bishop refused to take the Oath of Supremacy, these performed secret ceremonies

6
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When did Elizabeth’s attitudes towards Catholics change

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in 1569 following the Northern rebellion and following her excommunication by Pope Pius V in 1570

7
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What were the 3 Penal Laws passed against Catholics in the 1570s/1580s

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  1. 1571 Act - made the Publication of Papal Bulls Treasonable
  2. 1581 Act to Retain the Queens subjects
  3. 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests
8
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What was the Act passed in 1571

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The act made the Publication of Papal bulls treasonable

Done following her excommunication

9
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What was the 1581 Act to Retain the Queens subjects

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An act that made

  1. Treason to withdraw subjects allegiance to either the Queen or the Church of England
  2. Saying of mass was punishable by death
  3. Fine for recusancy increased to £20, knights paid £50! very extreme
10
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What was the 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary priests

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This made it treasonable for priests ordained under the Popes authority to enter England

11
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Impact of the 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary priests

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Made it much easier for the courts to secure convictions for treason

123 priests were convicted and executed

12
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How many Priests were convicted and executed

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123 Priests

13
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When was the fine for Recusancy increased further

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1587

14
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What did the fine for recusancy in 1587 cause

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2/3 of the Land a recusant owned would be taken away by the Exchequer

15
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What are the reasons for the tightening of legislation

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  1. The international situation and the worsening relations with Phillip of Spain
  2. The fear of Catholic rebellion, made worse by the onset of Catholic missions
16
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What was the ‘Bond of association for the Preservation of the Queen’

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Bond passed in 1584 that meant anyone who took the oath had to murder anyone that attempted to usurp the Crown

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