Religion

• Who headed the Catholic church?

  The Pope but also: cardinals, archbishops, and bishops
• What were the properties of Catholic church?

  • Rich decoration to glorify God
  • Church services in Latin, read only by priests
  • Latin Mass (breaking the bread + wine)
  • Richly decorated vestments for the clergy
• Who headed the Protestant church?

  King/Queen but also archbishops and bishops
• What were the properties of the Protestant church?

  • Rather plain (uncomfortable with many images)
  • Bible and services in English
  • Holy Communion
  • Plain white gowns worn by clergy
• Who headed the Puritan church?

  Committees elected by churchgoers
• What were the properties of the Puritan church?

  • Plain as fancy decorations were not approved by God
  • Bible in English
  • Holy Communion - bread + wine stays as just that (not transubstantiation)
  • Plain black gowns worn by the clergy
• What was the role of the Church in England?

  The church was the centre of community and supported people through hardships. They taught that leading a good life would lead to salvation.

  Church and religion were one of the most important things in Elizabethan times.
• When was the religious settlement?

  1559
• What did the Act of Supremacy consist of?

  Established the English monarch as the head of the Church of England.

  Bishops would run the church and all officials (religious or otherwise) had to take an oath accepting Elizabeth's new title.
• What title did Elizabeth give herself in the Act of Supremacy?

  Supreme Governor
• What did the Act of Uniformity consist of?

  Established the Church of England as the official church and required the use of the Book of Common Prayer.

  It did, however, allow decorations and the singing of hymns to appease the Catholics.
• What were recusants and how were they punished?

  Recusants were people who refused to go to church. The punishment would be a fine of 1 shilling.
• What were the Puritan's opinions of the church after the religious settlement?

  They were dissatisfied and used their positions to urge for further change, believing that the church shouldn't have a head or decoration and music.
• What were the Catholic's opinions of the church after the religious settlement?

  Many saw Elizabeth as an illegitimate heretic and refused to compromise to the Catholic church. As a result many were recusants.
• Why was Elizabeth seen as illegitimate?

  Because the Catholic church does not allow divorce so to Catholics, Elizabeth was a child born out of wedlock making her a bastard and therefore illegitimate.
• How many priests lost their jobs because they refused to take the oath as dictated by the Act of Supremacy?

  250