Elizabeth Religion Flashcards
What was one of Elizabeth’s key aims regarding religion
Settle religious issues
What were the 2 aspects of religious issues Elizabeth had to solve
Legal status of church
Liturgical books in church
What were the options Elizabeth could have changed englands revision to
Anglo catholic - rejects papal supremacy but practices and doctrines remain catholic
Modest Protestant - same as Edward
More radical evangelist church
What did Elizabeth think about the religious settlement
It was merely an act of state to define the crown and church relationship
What is in the religious settlement
Act of supremacy
Act of uniformity
Royal injusctions. ——- 1559
39 Articles act -1563
What were the royal injunctions
Instructions relating to church conduct
Makes Protestantism clear
What was the act of supremacy 1559
Reinstates the act that Henry 8th put in 1534
No papal supremacy
Heresy laws
Reformation legislation ( queen - supreme governor of church )
What was the act of uniformity 1559
Single use of common book of prayer (put in place first by Cranmer)
Ornaments and church ministers to be reinstated to those before act of uniformity in 1549
When were the penal laws
1571 1581 1585
What was the 1571 penal law
Publication of papal bills = treasonable
What was the 1581 penal law
Act to retain queens subjects in their due obedience
(Mass became punishable and there were fines for not attending church)
What was the 1585 penal law
Act against jesuits and seminary priests
Priests under popes authority could not enter England
Summarise Puritanism
Eradication of superstition
Posed challenge to Elizabeth’s settlement
1560-70 = most influential
