Edexcel History (9-1): Queen Elizabeth's Religious Settlement

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  • Queen Elizabeth I: Religious Settlement
    • The Act of Supremacy: Elizabeth became the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. All clergy and royal officials had to swear an oath of allegiance to her.
    • The Act of Uniformity: Established the appearance of churches and how religious services were to be held. It required everyone to attend church.
    • The Royal Injuctions: This was a set of instruction to the clergy that reinforced the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity. It included instructions on how people would worship God and how religious services were to be conducted.
    • The book of Common Prayer (1559): Introduced a set church service to be used in all churches. The clergy had to follow the Prayer Book wording during services or be punished.
    • Ecclesiastical High Commission: Was established to keep discipline within the Church and enforce Elizabeth's religious settlement. Disloyal clergy could be punished.
      • Ecclesiastical: Means anything to do with the Church.

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