Elizabeth's Religious settlement pt1 Flashcards
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The nickname for the religious settlement
Middle way
The names of the three parts of the religious Settlement
Act of supremacy act of uniformity royal injuctions
Two terms of the act of supremacy
She was the supreme governor
The clergy swore an oath of loyalty
A term of the act of uniformity
All churches the clergy’s vestment and the book of common prayer were the same in every church
Two terms of the royal injunctions
Every churches service used the same wording
All doctors and lawyers swore on an oath of loyalty
What was the Ecclesiastical High Commission and why was it important for Elizabeth
Investigate disloyal clergy and sack them to ensure only loyal clergy were in charge
Three good responses to the Religious Settlement
8000 clergy took oath of loyalty
No rebellions for 10 years
All bishops could be trusted once catholic ones were sacked
Three bad responses to the religious settlement
Catholic priests fled to Europe
Crucifix controversy
Vestment controversy
Two points about the reaction of puritans to the settlement
Elizabeth backed down from puritan demands
She removed crucifixes from churches
Describe the crucifix and vestment controversies and who won
Puritans refused to wear coloured clothes
Elizabeth backed down to puritan demands
Why was getting people to attend church important for Elizabeth
It ensured loyalty to Elizabeth
What did Elizabeth mean when she said “I do not wish to make windows into men’s souls”
She didn’t care if people didn’t like her as long as the obeyed her
Two features of the church of England’s role in Elizabeth England
Showed Elizabeth’s authority Ensured loyalty if they go to church else they are fined
