Elizabethan England: Catholics and Queen Elizabeth I.

Question 1

what was the main problem at this time?

Answer 1

rise in religious tensions.

Question 2

what was her solution?

Answer 2

created a middle way

Question 3

who were the religious tensions against?

Answer 3

protestants and Catholics.

Question 4

what settlement was made in 1559 after creating the middle way?

Answer 4

religious settlement.

Question 5

what did the religious settlement aim to do/ included?

Answer 5

deliberately vague and gave little mention of liturgy (the way religion should be practised). This meant that as long as the people recognised Elizabeth’s supremacy (authority) over the Church and at least followed the new prayer book they were safe. It held the same structure as the Catholic Church in that bishops retained responsibility for the organisation, administration and supervision of the church and its clergy.