James and religion Flashcards
(7 cards)
What was the context of the religion in England when James inherited it?
-Anglican church
- reformation
-but James grew up with the Scottish presbyterian kirk
-widespread hatred of Catholicism
-still some Catholics in England
- Within this anti-Catholic climate, most Catholics remained loyal to the
English Crown, as they had been since the Reformation.
What was James religious policy overall?
-for all Christians to find a common home in the church of England
-a degree of tolerance
-do not intensify divisions
-unity and harmony
-fragmentation of Christianity was a tragedy
What was the millenary petition, when was it and why was it important?
-1603
-presented to him as hes travelling to engalnd- outlines demands from the onset
-1000 signatures
-puritains want further reformation
-clease of catholic reminants
-a set prayer book
-new and better translation of the bible
-more democracy
Consequences:
-James help the Hampton Court Conference to address such demands
What was the Hampton Court conference, when was it and what was its significant?
-1604
-invited representatives from across the religious spectrum to debate
-discuss the millenary petition
-James did not make any changes to the church because he didn’t want to lose his ability to control it
-no reforms along the presbyterian line
-did not abandon ceremonies
-“no bishops, no king”
-allowed for a new translation of the bible
What was Bancroft’s canons, when was it and what was its significance?
-1604
-the laws upheld orthodox practices - those that had been condemned by puritans in the millenary petition
-bowing to the name of Jesus
-only 1% of ministers had to be removed - the silenced brethren
-In December 1604 Richard Bancroft was installed as the new Archbishop
of Canterbury
- James intended to initiate a drive for conformity
with the 1604 canons
When was the gunpowder plot, what was it and why was it important?
-1605
-forced to deviate from his promise in 1603 to tolerate Catholics
-a bid to kill James and destroy the h of p
-brought back recusancy fines , prosecuting 5560 Catholics
What was the oath of allegiance, when was it and why was it important?
-1606
-James identified that some Catholics were extremists but the majority were loyal subjects
-required moderate Catholics to declare their allegiance to the English monarch
-separates them from the dangerous extremist Catholics
-moderate in applying recusancy fines to moderate Catholics - enforced intermittently
-proved lenient to those who signed the oath- e.g at court
