Elizabeth I came to the throne during a time of religious confusion in England. This was due to her older sister, Mary’s role as the preceding Queen who decided to convert England back to Catholicism. This would totally abolish the need for the Church of England and would force England back to the Roman Catholic Church. In order to re-establish what had been done by her father, Henry VIII, and undone by her sister, Elizabeth I, a protestant, established a religious compromise known as The Elizabethan Religious Settlement. It consisted of two acts: The Act of Supremacy and The Act of Uniformity. The first act gave her absolute power over the Church of England as “Supreme Governor.” Originally the title for her church position was “Head,” but
