Elizabeth's Religion

Question 1

state of English Religion upon Elizabeth’s inheritance

Answer 1

as for protestant/catholic split there was a similar numbers of enthusiastic supports on each side
However, the majority of the English public had become indifferent to the religious change, they went to church by law or through tradition rather than any deep religious conviction

Question 2

Act of Uniformity

Answer 2

Edwards book of common prayer in all churches, punishment if not
ambiguous communion
church returns to running prior to Edwards 1549 act of uniformity
fined if you didn’t go to church- 1 shilling which was too expensive for the poor to miss

Question 3

what were you called if you missed church

Answer 3

recusant

Question 4

Act of Supremacy

Answer 4

restore royal supremacy
Heresy laws under Mary are repealed
All of Henry’s law reinstated
Supreme governor
all clergy must swear an oath of allegiance and accept Liz’s title
ecclesiastical commission established to ensure changes are implemented on a parish level

Question 5

Royal Injunctions

Answer 5

set of instructions to enforce acts
issued by BURGHLEY
Clergy had to teach these laws and denounce the Papal supremacy
catholic supremacy were banned
eucharist at table and images were allowed in church but there are restrictions
recusants denounced and reported
unlicenced preaching was forbidden

Question 6

39 Articles

Answer 6

1563
set up rules of Anglican church- consolidation

Question 7

Treason Act

Answer 7

1571
Denying royal supremacy can be punishable by death
recusancy fines introduced for catholics, removal of rosaries

Question 8

Puritan pamphlets

Answer 8

1572
puritan printing presses are destroyed after critical pamphlets are published
Liz didn’t like the propaganda

Question 9

Forbidding religious discussion among MPs

Answer 9

Elizabeth forbid this to happen without her permission, this prevented the development of religious factions

Question 10

Recusancy fines

Answer 10

1581
fines increased to £20- impossible to pay
high treason to convert to Catholicism

Question 11

More teason acts

Answer 11

1585
illegal to kill the queen (duh)
Punishable by death to help a catholic
any catholic priests ordained after 1559 were traitors- an attempt to diminish the influence of catholic priests

Question 12

Act against seditious Secretaries

Answer 12

1593
authorities could execute anyone who was or suspect of being a sepratist

Question 13

Elizabeth’s Middle Way

Answer 13

how Elizabeth’s appeased both catholics and protestants, features of this include: -the Queen being Supreme GOVERNER
-No prayers to saints but saints days can be celebrated
-services in English
-churches can be decorated, there can be music and priests should wear vestments

Question 14

Catholic responses to the middle way

Answer 14

Northern Rebellion
Jesuits
Ridolfi, Throckmorton, Babington Plots
Recusants

Question 15

Puritan response to the middle way

Answer 15

beliefs
parliament
pamphlets
presbyterian movement
prophesying
vestarian controversy

Question 16

Northern Rebellion

Answer 16

1569
Revolt of the Northern Earls
Reasons: anger at Elizabeth’s new man (alienation of those who preferred catholicism), religious grievances
Aims: remove Liz and replace her with MQS- marry MQS to duke of Norfolk
Involved: Earls of N’land and Westmoreland, encouraged by their wives (Anne Percy)
Events: Durham cathedral is stormed and mass is performed, revolt is stopped here

Question 17

Jesuits

Answer 17

Began in 1574
catholic missionaries that arrived from abroad, they tried to convert people

Question 18

Ridolfi Plot

Answer 18

1571
Duke of Norfolk, Roberto Ridolfi, Pope, Phillip of Spain, MQS (indirectly)
Failed as spies uncovered letters
Norfolk is executed, raids and arrests on catholics are undertaken

Question 19

Throckmorton Plot

Answer 19

1583
Francis Throckmorton, MQS (indirectly), French/Spanish ambassadors
Plan for france to invade and free MQS, Phillip promises money and the Pope agrees
Walsingham discovers this plot and Throckmorton in tortured and executed, stricter rules for catholics

Question 20

Babington Plot

Answer 20

1586
Anthony Babington, MQS, France (duke of Guise). This plan is supported by both the Pope and Phillip
Plan intercepted by Walsingham
Babington is hanged, drawn and quartered, mass arrest of Catholics and MQS is executed

Question 21

beliefs (puritan)

Answer 21

eradication of “popish” superstitions
hard-line protestantism

Question 22

Parliament (puritan)

Answer 22

Peter Turner and Anthony Cope were two presbyterian MPs who tried to introduce bills which would replace the book of common prayer, Liz rejected both

Question 23

Puritan Pamphlets

Answer 23

pamphlets were anti book of common prayer, promoted the removal of bishops

Question 24

Presbyterian movement

Answer 24

a type of puritan that believed the Church of England (CofE) needed fundamental structural and worship reforms, removal of Bishops and all clergy should be equal
Geographically narrow movement that some high officials saw as a chance to deter Catholicism
Grew in the 1580s but failed to make any significant reforms

Question 25

Prophesying

Answer 25

secret puritan meeting that trained clergy and held prayer meetings, an attempt to prepare the next generation of puritans

Question 26

Vestarian controversy

Answer 26

1566
conflict over vestments, puritans did not like them but the queen stood firm and refused to have them removed, even dismissed prominent clergy like Thomas Sampson who disagreed
as a response to this, Liz introduced her Advertisements

Question 27

Elizabeth’s Advertisements

Answer 27

1566
re-enforced the vestments “one uniformity”
37 clergymen refused to sign and were fired

Question 28

Publish Papal bulls

Answer 28

becomes illegal in 1571

Question 29

John Whitgift

Answer 29

archbishop of canterbury

Question 30

Whitgift’s articles

Answer 30

in an attempt to remove Presbyterianism, Whitgift introduced 3 articles
1. acknowledgement of royal supremacy
2. Acceptance that the prayer book was the Word of God
3. Acceptance of the 36 articles which confirmed the Word of God

Question 31

Decline of puritanism

Answer 31

began in the late 1580s with the death of key advisors, such as Leicester, Mildmay and Walsingham who were its political supporters at court, publishment of the 1595 Lambeth articles were acceptable to both puritans and protestants to it was chill

Question 32

excommunication of Elizabeth

Answer 32

1570

Question 33

Execution of Catholic priests

Answer 33

4 executed in 1581 and 11 in 1582 (the laity were not treated too harshly)

Question 34

Seminary preists

Answer 34

priests trained abroad who were sent to England to keep Catholicism alive
between 1580-85, 179 priest arrived in England
the society of Jesus began sending priest to England in 1580, these missions were largely unsuccessful since most nobles could retain their faith while the rest were ignored

Question 35

Catholic Counter-reformations

Answer 35

sending the priests