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18 Cards in this Set
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When was Elizabeth excommunicated? |
February 1570 |
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What Catholic threat occurred in Nov/Dec 1569? |
Leading Catholic nobles rebelled - planned to marry Mary to Catholic Duke of Norfolk and have her replace Elizabeth - Government Army marches to meet them and leaders flee to Scotland |
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What other Catholic threats did Elizabeth face? |
August 1572 = Ridolfi plot uncovered (replaced E with M) 1567 = Pope Puis V showed hostility by instructing followers not to attend Anglican services May 1568 = Pope excommunicates Elizabeth August 1572 = French religious wars ended by St Bartholemews day massacre |
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Who were the Presbyterians? |
Puritans following Calvin's ideas of church hierarchy |
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How did Elizabeth concede to the Presbyterians? |
Edmund Bridel elected as Archbishop = wanted to heal divisions in church and introduce religious education reforms Also believed in prophesying (parsons meeting to discuss religion) -- Elizabeth disagrees with this and as such Edmund is placed under arrest until 1583 |
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Who were the puritans? |
- Southerners (mainly London) - Collection of extremist protestants - Educated/professionals - Wanted a pure Church - Powerful people (heads of Magdalene and Christ Church college) |
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Why were the puritans a threat? |
1566 = Archbishop of Canterbury releases book of advertisements - uniform laws 37 clergy refused and 1 suspended 1563 = released a pamphlet campaigning for simple vestments Defeated by one vote at convacation |
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What was the Elizabethan church structure? |
Monarch —> Archbishops —> Bishops —> Parsons, Vicars |
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What did the monarch do in the church? |
- Supreme governor of the church in England ('Erastian' Structure) - Elizabeth thought it was only she and not parliament who decided church law |
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What did Archbishops do in the church? |
- controlled provenances (both had convocations)= Canterbury and york - Canterbury was the largest, richest and most politically important |
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What did Bishops do in the church? |
- monarch appointed them - controlled 27 dioceses (ordained parson, vicars, rectors) - responsible for carrying out monarchs religious settlement - preach in cathedral |
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What did parsons, vicars and rectors do in the church? |
- Administered parishes (10,000) = shortage of these - Responsible for spiritual welfare and received incomes from tithes and renting church land |
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What was the Act of Supremacy? |
1559 - Established Elizabeth's authority — Supreme Governor NOT head - only 4% clergy refused to take oath recognising Royal supremacy |
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What was the Royal Injunction? |
1559 - Preachers to preach once a month - Clerical marriage allowed (against what Elizabeth wanted |
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What was the Act of Uniformity? |
- church attendance = compulsory (12d fine) - Book of common prayer (combines ideologies) |
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What were the 39 articles? |
1563-71 - outlined religious views - Article XVII - predestination (+ve for Calvinists/zwingalians |
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What were the financial acts? |
1559 1) Royal control of church taxes of 1st fruits and tenths 2) Act of exchange - allowed E to take land from Bishops |
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What were the five acts comprising the Elizabethan religious settlement? |
1) Act of Supremacy - 1559 2) Royal Injunction - 1559 3) Act of Uniformity -1559 4) 39 Articles - 1563-1571 5) Financial Acts - 1559 |
