Religous developments

• How did Mary's Bishops react to the 1559 religous settlement?

  All but one refused to stay in office.
• Who did Elizabeth appoint as her Archbishop of Canterbury in Decemeber 1559?


  Matthew Parker who had moderate views. He was trusted by Elizabeth as he had been the Chaplain of her mother Anne Boleyn.
• Who replaced the Conservative Bishops of Marys reign?

  Protestants who were exiled under Mary such as Edmund Grindal who became Bishop of London in 1560.
• How was Elizabeth more conservative than her religous settlement suggests?

  1. She disliked clerical marriage.
  2. She distrusted preaching
  3. She favoured musical nature of Cathedrals
• What was the Queen's view of the Settlement?

  The Queen viewed the Settlement as an Act of State, defining the relationship between Crown and State but not 'making windows into mens hearts'.
• How did Elizabeth's protestant councillors view the settlement?

  Cecil and Dudley believed the settlement was the starting point for the development of a Puritan Church.
• What were the 39 Articles? When were they published?

  • 1563
  • They sought to define the difference between the Church of England and the Catholic Church.
  • The convocation was unsuccesful in ousting the remaining features of the Catholic Church such as the disciplinary procedures, services and clerical dress