Elizabeth religion and FP Flashcards
(40 cards)
what were Elizabeth’s short term aims on coming to the throne?
- consolidate her position
- settle religious issues
- end war with France
what and when was the Act of Supremacy?
1559:
- repealed the papal supremacy and Marian heresy laws
- reinstated the religious legislation of Henry VIII’s reign and revived the powers of royal visitation of the church
when was the Act of Uniformity?
1559
what was the Act of Uniformity?
- demanded everyone go to church once a week or pay a fine of 12 pence
- established the use of the new book of common prayer which was carefully worded to allow variations in Eucharist belief
when were the royal injunctions introduced?
1559
what were the royal injunctions?
A set of injunctions that nominated visitors to inspect churches giving instructions to:
- remove ‘things superstitious’
- English bible and Erasmus’s paraphrases for every church
- no altar
- suppression of catholic practices
when were the Thirty-Nine articles introduced?
1563
what were the Thirty-Nine Articles?
- defined the doctrine of the CoE
- broadly supported reformed doctrine
key points of Elizabeth’s religious settlement?
- acts of supremacy and uniformity supported by royal injunctions
- arrival of visitors followed by removal of altars and images
- Treason Act devised to obtain Bulls from Rome
how was catholicism suppressed?
- draconian measures/ punishments used
- by 1590 only 1/4 of Marian clergy were still alive
what were the problems of the religious settlement?
- the quality of the clergy. All catholic bishops resigned
- confusion over doctrine
what was the cause of the Vestments controversy?
the Marian exiles mistakenly believed that the ornaments Rubric would not be enforced. This led to the Vestments controversy
what was the vestments controversy?
- between 1559 and 63, Puritan clergy cautiously pushed for the removal of elements of the new church which they thought were too catholic
what groups threatened the religious settlement?
- jesuits (catholic society)
- Puritans (extremist protestants)
- more?
when was the treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?
April 1559
what was the treaty of Cateau-Cambresis?
- Elizabeth ended the French war in April 1559
- meant French would retain Calais for 8 years but after France would pay England 125k or return it
why did Elizabeth intervene in the French wars of religion?
- intervened due to the war of religion in France- a group of Huguenots massacred in March 1562 in Vassy
- she had little sympathy for Protestant rebels but saw it as an opportunity to recover Calais
who were the Huguenots?
French protestants
what and when was the Treaty of Hampton Court?
- signed with the Prince of Conde March 1563
- 6000 troops and loan of 30k sent to help Huguenots
was Elizabeth successful in her intervention in the French wars of religion?
- French forces united against the English who held Le Havre but this was besieged and abandoned
- war ended at the Peace of Amboise
- intervention brought no benefits
when and what was the treaty of Troyes?
- April 1564
- England’s claim to Calais was finally forfeited after failed intervention in the wars of religion
why did Elizabeth intervene in Scotland in 1559?
- protestantism making headway in Scotland
- John Knox returned in 1559 provoking a wave of iconoclasm
- October 1559 Protestant Lord suspended the regency of Mary of Guise and the arrival of French troops show how they wanted Catholicism to remain
how did Elizabeth intervene in Scotland in 1559?
- sent assistance to Protestant forces in Scotland as Cecil was insistent
- in Dece in 1559 an English fleet was sent up to Firth of Forth dividing French forces in Fife from those in Leith
- Huguenot resistance in France left the with domestic issues
was Elizabeth successful in her intervention in Scotland in 1559?
- July 1560 Treaty of Edinburgh signed- all French troops evacuated and Protestant faith recognised in Scotland
- very successful
