Religious settlement

Cards (16)

  • What religion did the religious settlement make england
    Protestant
  • What act made Elizabeth the supreme governor of the church
    Act of supremacy
  • What title did Elizabeth give herself and why - act of supremacy act
    Supreme governor so catholics could stat the pope was head of church
  • Name the act that set out how churches should look
    Act of uniformity
  • What were the royal injunctions
    Instructions to the clergy about services
  • How did elizabeth try to keep catholics happy with the settlement
    Allowed some decoration , colourful vestments for priests , singing and no harsh punishments
  • How did Elizabeth try and make Protestants happy with the settlement
    Priest could marry and bibles were in English
  • What were people called who did not go to church
    recusants
  • What was the punishment for not going to church on Sunday
    A fine no more than a weeks pay
  • Why is the religious settlement seen as a compromise
    Tried to keep both catholics and Protestants happy it was not too harsh
  • Who were the puritans
    Strict Protestants
  • In which part of the country did most puritans live
    Mainly in London and the south
  • What did puritans think churches should look like and what did they want the clergy to wear
    Churches should be plain and clergy should wear plain black robes
  • what did the puritans not want displayed in churches
    Decoration - crucifixes or statues
  • What was the crucifix issue called
    The crucifix controversy
  • What did many puritans clergy stop wearing in the 1560s
    The colourful vestments