2.1. Religion and National Identity II
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- 2.1. Religion and National Identity II
- 7. Bond of Association (1584)
- In event of Elizabeth's assassination
- Signatories to hunt down killers (prob. including Mary, Queen of Scots)
- Also, parliament to decide on choice of next monarch
- Seeds of republicanism for sake of religion?
- Seeds of Republicanism can be found in 'Bond of Association'
- Elizabeth often threatened with assassination - people are sworn to hunt down killers
- Parliament to decide next Monarch - not are monarchs are meant to work - seeds of Republicanism?
- In event of Elizabeth's assassination
- 8. More generally
- Biblical image of monarch brings with it religious obligations, as well as privileges
- Conflicts emerge when the correct 'Protestant' course of action contested, e.g.
- Grindal and Elizabeth, or more dramatically
- James I not entering 30 Years War
- Charles I and concerns he is facilitating Catholicism
- Monarch should always be promoting true religion but what is true religion?
- Grindal not only clergyman to lecture Elizabeth
- 9. Foreign Policy
- Reasons of state or religiously shaped foreign policy?
- European political scene?
- France and Spain
- An alliance with either can be advantageous
- both rich and Catholic, often at odds
- Dutch
- Fellow Protestants, but a republic
- Somewhat suspect politically
- France and Spain
- Marriages as a means of sealing alliances
- 10. Foreign Policy Flashpoints and popular opposition
- Case of Elizabeth's proposed French marriage with Duke of Anjou in 1580s
- Prompts a critique, 'The Gaping Gulf'
- She gets on with him, closest she got to marriage
- Public outcry and hostility
- James I also faces hostility for strategic marriages for his children
- Case of Elizabeth's proposed French marriage with Duke of Anjou in 1580s
- 11. Domestic Policy
- Treatment of Catholics
- Some toleration in practice or degrees of persecution?
- Families will sometimes tolerate Catholic relatives
- Warnings from the Old Testament
- Old Testament full of idolaters
- Protestant nationalism can provide a language and habit of political criticism
- 12. Conclusion
- Relationship between Protestantism and National identity full of unresolved tensions
- A strong rhetoric in sermons and literature, but in practice more complicated for monarchs and subjects
- 7. Bond of Association (1584)
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