Religious Settlement

• Who were the allies of the Puritans mentioned in the study material?

  Earl of Leicester and Francis Walsingham
• Why are Puritans not considered a united bloc?

  Because they include Moderates, Presbyterians, and Separatists
• What is the contradiction within the Puritan belief regarding bishops?

  Puritans generally oppose bishops, yet some accept bishop positions
• Who were appointed as bishops despite Puritan beliefs?

  John Jewell and Edmund Grindal
• What was the outcome of the 1563 Puritan Petition regarding holy days and organ music?

  It was defeated by only one vote among Bishops
• What was the Vestments Controversy in relation to Puritan bishops?

  Puritan bishops did not resign over the controversy regarding church vestments
• Which nobles had Puritan sympathies?

  The Earls of Huntingdon and Bedford
• What significant action did Walter Strickland take in 1571?

  He introduced a bill to reform the Book of Common Prayer
• What was published in 1572 that criticized the Church's structure and practices?

  The Admonition to Parliament
• What was the significance of the 1560 Geneva Bible?

  It was a Puritanical interpretation published in England
• Which universities produced many Puritan graduates?

  Oxford and Cambridge
• What were the Martin Marprelate Tracts?

  They were Puritan pamphlets attacking bishops
• Why were the Marprelate Tracts considered treasonous by many?

  They were published during a national crisis, the war with Spain
• What was the Act against Seditious Sectaries in 1593 in response to?

  The Puritan Separatist movement of the late 1580s
• What severe penalties did the Act against Seditious Sectaries impose?

  Execution of Separatist leaders like Henry Barrow and John Greenwood
• What percentage of the peerage were recusants?

  One third
• How many recusants were estimated by the council in 1582?

  1,939
• How many Catholic clergy were there from Mary's reign?

  8,000
• What was the papal inaction from 1559 to 1570?

  Pope Pius IV did not take significant action during this period
• Why were Catholics not considered a united bloc?

  Due to Spanish-French rivalry and internal issues
• What did the 1559 Royal Injunctions allow?

  Old vestments to be worn
• What was restored to Elizabeth's private chapel in 1560?

  A crucifix and candles
• What was the Northern Rebellion of 1569?

  An uprising from Catholic lords
• What significant action did Pope Pius V take in 1570?

  He excommunicated Elizabeth I
• What did the 1571 act of parliament declare treasonable?

  To declare Elizabeth is not Queen and to publish any Papal Bulls
• What were seminary priests?

  Catholics trained in Flanders who arrived in England
• How many seminary priests arrived in England from 1574?

  438
• What happened to many of the seminary priests in England?

  98 were executed
• How many Catholics were executed during Elizabeth's reign?

  200