What 3 laws were passed from “The Religious Settlement”?
- The Act of Supremacy
- The Act of Uniformity
- The Royal injunctions
What was “The Act of Supremacy”?
-Made Elizabeth the head of the church, and everyone had to pledge their allegiance to her.
What was “The Act of Uniformity”?
- Every Chuch had to look the same
- Services would include “The Book Of Common Prayer”
- Priests can wear special clothing
- Some statues were allowed in churches, to keep Catholics happy.
- Everyone had to go to Church on Sundays
What was the “Act of Royal Injunctions”?
- All clergy had to teach that the monarch was the head of the church
- No one was allowed to preach without a licence
- Instruction on how to follow the other two acts
What was the impact of the religious settlement on the Clergy?
8000 / 10,000 priests took the oath of “Supremacy” accepting the settlement
1 Catholic bishop out of 28 took the oath as well
Impact of the religious settlement on people?
- The “Book of Common Prayer” helped all people to accept the settlement because it could be interpreted differently by both Catholics and Protestants.
- Some people didn’t go to churches and had to pay recusant fines.
How did some Puritans react to the settlement?
- Violently because they would destroy statues as they were against any Catholic attributes in the settlement.
- Didn’t like the idea that priests wore fancy vestments
How did some Catholics challenge the Settlement?
-Pope encouraged people to get involved with the counter-reformation and instructed people not to go to church.
Why didn’t Elizabeth deal harshly with recusants (death)?
-She didn’t want them to become martyrs because that would mean that they would gain sympathy and support.
What were Jesuits and what was their role in the counter-reformation?
- Catholic missionaries, sent to turn protestants into Catholics
What were the names of the two popular Jesuits?
- Edmund Campion
- Robert Parsons
How did Elizabeth suppress the Catholic threat in England, from church-orientated activities? (Tightening control)
- Increase in recusancy fines, to £20
- Anyone that was made a priest after 1559 was considered a traitor and was killed.
When did Jesuit priests arrive in England?
1580
What was the law that stopped Catholics from leaving their houses further than a directed distance? (Tightening control)
- Statute of confinement
- Allowed up to 5 miles from the house, any further went against the law.
What happened to the Jesuits priest that came to England and what act stopped them from coming? (Tightening control)
-Priests act 1585, deported any priests in the country and stopped any from entering
What public statement did the Queen make with one of the Jesuits priests, that showed she intended to demolish threats coming her way? (Tightening control)
- Edmunch Campion
- Tortured and dragged across London towards his death
- Hugged and quartered
Why did Elizabeth change her policies to be strict with Catholics? (Tightening control)
- Spain and France were both popular Catholic countries that were rivals with England - Queen feared a rebellion.
- Catholic families, who had influence in England, worried the Queen as they might have joined the Pope’s command in a rebellion.
What were prophesyings?
-Secret meeting where extreme Protestants gathered to read prayers, but also criticise the Queen and spread detrimental views about her.
What was the significance of Archbishop Edmund Grundal?
-A person of influence who encouraged prophesyings, and went against the Queen as a result.
What was Elizabeth’s response to the Puritan threat and how did the threat die down?
- Printers were banned from any extreme Protestants
- Archbishop Grundal died and was replaced with a more patriotic person, Whitgift.
- Members of the council, like Dudley and Walsingham, were dying and so the influence of extreme Protestants was also dying.
