Elizabethan Religious Settlement

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  • Created on: 28-09-17 19:13
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  • Elizabeth's Religious Settlement (1559)
    • The Act of Uniformity
      • Everyone was required to attend church.
      • Wording of services was kept vague to be accepted by all.
      • Churches could keep some decorations.
      • Priests had to wear vestments.
    • The Act of Supremacy
      • Elizabeth made herself the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
      • Clergy and royal officials had to swear an oath of allegiance to her.
      • Elizabeth gained control without explicity calling herself the 'Head'.
        • This satisfied those who thought a woman couldn't lead the Church.
    • The Royal Injunctions
      • Set of instructions to the clergy reinforcing the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity.
      • All clergy were to report those refusing to attend church.
        • Those found guilty were fined.
      • The clergy were to keep a copy of the Bible in English.
      • They were made to wear vestments.
      • They needed a government licence to preach.
      • The clergy were to prevent pilgrimages, religions shrines and monuments to fake miracles.
    • Aims
      • To be accepted by both Protestants and Catholics.
      • The prayer book could be interpreted differently.
      • Protestants would have liked the ban on pilgrimages to 'fake' miracles.
      • Catholics would have liked the possibility of 'real' miracles.
      • Catholics would have approved the use of candles, crosses and vestments.
    • Challenges
      • The Vestment Controversy of the 1560s
        • Puritan priests refused to wear the surplice.
        • In 1565, those who refused to wear the vestments lost their jobs.
      • Some of the Catholic nobility refused to attend church services.
        • Elizabeth didn't force the Catholic nobility to attend, as long as they didn't outwardly show their beliefs.
      • France and Spain may have tried to replace Elizabeth with a Catholic monarch.
        • They made no attempts to challenge the settlement.
      • The Pope had the power to excommunic-ate Elizabeth.
        • He made no attempts to do so in the 1560s.
    • Impact
      • 8,000 of around 10,000 clergy accepted the settlement.
      • All but one of the Catholic bishops refused to take the Oath.
        • They had to be replaced.
      • The majority of ordinary people accepted the settlement.
      • Most attended the church services, despite having Catholic beliefs.

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