Elizabethan - Section 1

Question 1

Who had the throne before Elizabeth?

Answer 1

Queen Mary - 1558

Question 2

Why was Elizabeth’s gender a problem?

Answer 2

16th century England was a patriarchal society

Question 3

What did Elizabeth have to do to pay off the debt she inherited when she became Queen?

Answer 3

Raise taxes

Question 4

Why was paying off debt hard for Elizabeth?

Answer 4

She had to take out loans to fund an army and a navy to defend England

Question 5

What are Puritans?

Answer 5

Extreme protestants

Question 6

Decoration of a Catholic Church

Answer 6

Colourful images and decorated alters

Question 7

Decoration of a Protestant Church

Answer 7

Plain walls and wooden alters

Question 8

Religious Divisions

Answer 8

England wad divided by religion. The North and West was very Catholic and would rebel if Elizabeth banned Catholic beliefs

Question 9

Powerful positions Protestants and Puritans could have?

Answer 9

MPs and privy councillors

Question 10

Why did Protestants put pressure on Elizabeth?

Answer 10

To make England more Protestant

Question 11

Europe was also divided by religion. What were the two European superpowers?

Answer 11

Spain and France - They were strongly Catholic and threatened to invade England if it did not turn back to Catholicism

Question 12

When was the Religious Settlement?

Answer 12

1559

Question 13

Protestant features to the Religious Settlement

Answer 13

1. Elizabeth was head of the church, rather than Pope
2. All churches have to have an English Bible

Question 14

Catholic Features of the Religious Settlement

Answer 14

1. churches could be highly decorated
2. Priests had to wear vestments

Question 15

What is Elizabeth’s religious settlement also known as?

Answer 15

The Middle Way

Question 16

What did the Settlement state about attending church?

Answer 16

Attend church each Sunday

Question 17

What happened if you did not attend church each Sunday?

Answer 17

Fined

Question 18

Why did the risk of assassination increase? What year?

Answer 18

1580 - The Pope stated that it would not be sin for someone to kill Elizabeth

Question 19

How did the Government respond to threat to the queen?

Answer 19

Persecuting Catholics

Question 20

What happened in 1581?

Answer 20

The fine for recusancy increased to £20

Question 21

What does recusancy mean?

Answer 21

Those who remained loyal to the Catholic church and refused to attend the church services

Question 22

What happened in 1585?

Answer 22

Elizabeth introduced the Death Penalty for anyone sheltering a Catholic Priest

Question 23

What happened in 1593?

Answer 23

Law banning Catholics from travelling more than 5 miles from their home

Question 24

By 1603, how many Catholics were in England

Answer 24

From 3 million in 1588 to 40,000 by 1603

Question 25

Who should be head of the Church in Catholicism?

Answer 25

The Pope

Question 26

Who should run the church in Catholicism?

Answer 26

Archbishops and Bishops

Question 27

What languages should be used in the Bible in Catholicism?

Answer 27

Latin

Question 28

In Catholicism what got you into heaven?

Answer 28

Good Works

Question 29

Who should be head of the church in Protestantism?

Answer 29

The Monarch

Question 30

Who should run the church in Protestantism?

Answer 30

Archbishops and Bishops

Question 31

What languages should the Bible be in in Protestantism?

Answer 31

English

Question 32

In Protestantism, should the Priests wear vests?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

In Protestantism, what got you into Heaven?

Answer 33

Belief in God

Question 34

Who should be head of the Church in Puritanism?

Answer 34

No one

Question 35

Who should run the church in Puritanism?

Answer 35

Elected committies

Question 36

What language should the Bible be in in Puritanism?

Answer 36

English

Question 37

Should Priests wear vestments in Puritanism?

Answer 37

No

Question 38

What got you into Heaven in Puritanism?

Answer 38

Belief in God

Question 39

One reason why Elizabeth introduced the Religious Settlement

Answer 39

Catholics started to plot to make Mary Queen of Scots the Catholic Queen of England