The ‘Settlement’ Of Religion Flashcards
(12 cards)
Name some Catholic traits? (2)
Churches should be highly decorated to show glory of God
Pope is head of church
Kings power comes from God
The path to God is through pope and priests
Latin services
Name some Protestant traits? (2)
Reading Bible in own language
Path to God is through Bible
Kings power comes from god
Plain -no distraction-thinking about God
Priests aren’t needed
What were the religious divisions?
The clergy
Geographical division
Puritans
What was the problem with the clergy?
1558, many bishops were Catholic
Changing country’s religion requires an act of Parliament
House of Commons would likely agree with Elizabeth I, but lots of bishops in House of Lords
Although many priests changed religion to keep job
Others wouldn’t work in Protestant Church
What was the problem with Geographical division?
The further a community from London, the more likely it is to be Catholic (remote places)
Lancashire, Lichfield
London and the southeast tended to be Protestant
Closer links to Netherlands and German states
Protestant books and ideas came through
What was the problem with the Puritans?
Wanted to ‘purify’ Christian religion by getting rid of anything not in bible
Monarch isn’t head of church
Very basic churches without special priest clothes that Elizabeth liked
Describe a feature of the Religious settlement
(Act of supremacy)
A feature of the religious settlement was the Act of Supremacy. This made Elizabeth supreme governor of the Church of England. This meant members of the clergy had to swear an oath of allegiance to the queen.
This was extremely clever because she wasn’t outrightly making herself the head of church, so no one could call her out for ignoring the Catholic’s pope as the head of church, while still having power as the governor.
Describe a feature of the Religious settlement (act of uniformity)
A feature of the religious settlement was the Act of Uniformity. This introduced a set form of church service in the book of common prayer to be used in all churches. The clergy had to use the wording of the Prayer Book when conducting services. The wording was deliberately unclear.
Fine for not attending church on Sunday and religious days
Describe a feature of the Religious settlement (Royal Injunctions)
A feature of the Religious settlement was The Royal Injunctions. These were issued to help further the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity. For example it meant that the clergy were to wear special vests.
What was the impact of the religious settlement on the clergy?
All members of church had to take the oath of supremacy to keep their post
Approximately 10 000 parishes
Showed it as successful
However, only 1 bishop agreed to take oath. Elizabeth had to appoint 27 new bishops. Put Protestants in place
What was the impact of the religious settlement on the people?
Elizabeth made it clear that she didn’t want religion settlement enforced too strongly even if they were recusants.
Unwilling to attend church services laid down by Elizabeth I’s settlement
Visitations- church
1559
400 clergy dismissed
Took place every 3-4 years
