elizabethan religious settlement

• What was Elizabeth's religious settlement established by 1568?

  Protestantism
• How did Elizabeth's approach to religion differ from her siblings?

  She avoided traumatic extremism
• Who was the overall leader of the Church of England under Elizabeth?

  The English monarch
• What was the significance of the term 'Supreme Head' in Elizabeth's settlement?

  It was avoided to honor Christ's position
• What were the two laws passed by Elizabeth in 1559?

  The Act of Supremacy and Act of Uniformity
• What did the Act of Supremacy establish?

  • Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church
  • Prohibition of foreign leadership
  • Denying Elizabeth's position was treason
• What did the Act of Uniformity entail?

  • Made Protestantism the official faith
  • Set rules for religious practice
  • Retained some Catholic traditions
• What was the general public's response to Elizabeth's Religious Settlement?

  There was broad support and few refusals
• Who were the Puritans and what did they oppose?

  They were extreme Protestants opposing Catholic ideas
• What was the Catholic response to Elizabeth's Settlement?

  Many were unhappy and left for exile
• What laws did Elizabeth pass to minimize the Catholic threat?

  • Act of Uniformity (1559): Fines for recusants
  • Act to retain obedience (1581): Higher fines and treason for conversion
• What was the Papal Bull of Excommunication issued in 1570?

  It encouraged plots against Elizabeth
• Who was executed for treason in 1581?

  Edmund Campion
• What was the aim of the Northern Earls' Rebellion in 1569?

  To free Mary and restore Catholicism
• What was the outcome of the Northern Earls' Rebellion?

  Elizabeth crushed the rebellion and executed 800
• Who planned the Ridolfi Plot in 1571?

  Roberto Ridolfi
• What was the goal of the Throckmorton Plot in 1583?

  To invade England and replace Elizabeth
• What was discovered that led to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots?

  Secret letters between plotters
• What were the Puritan demands during Elizabeth's reign?

  • Purify the Church of Catholic traces
  • Reform the Prayer Book
  • Ban clergy vestments
• How did Elizabeth respond to Puritan challenges?

  She resisted their attempts to change the Settlement
• What happened to Walter Strickland in 1571?

  He was silenced by closing Parliament
• What were 'prophesyings' organized by Puritan clergy?


  Prayer meetings with a freer approach
• What was the consequence for John Stubbs in 1583?

  He lost his right hand
• What was the overall outcome of Elizabeth's reign regarding the Church of England?

  Most accepted it as the national Church
• What were the main threats Elizabeth faced during her reign?

  • Catholic plots against her
  • Puritan challenges to her authority