Elizabeth KQ7 Flashcards
What is Puritanism?
Very strict protestants
Had to flee England during Mary Tudor’s reign
Highly critical of the religious settlement, too much catholic
What do puritans do?
Didn’t like bowing when Jesus’ name was said
On a Sunday they would devote the whole day to religious study
Wore plain clothes, mainly black and white
No theatre, gambling or swearing
Types of puritans
Moderate puritans- accepted the religious settlement
Presbyterian- wanted more reforms and simpler church services, churches run by elected people and not bishops
Separatist- wanted to completely break away from the English church
Vestments controversy
1568
The Archbishop of Canterbury wrote the ‘book of advertisements’ which said priests should wear vestments. Many Puritan priests refused saying it was “too catholic” Thomas Sampson and 37 in London alone were sacked
Thomas Cartwright
John Stubbs
Cartwright- 1570- Cambridge professor said in lectures that the church should be Presbyterian, weakens Elizabeth power, sauced and forced to leave England
Stubbs- 1579- a Puritan who wrote a leaflet criticising Elizabeth for considering marrying the catholic brother of the french king. Arrested, had his right hand cut off and imprisoned for 18 months
Marprelate tracts
Walter Strickland
Marprelate- 1588-89- anonymous leaflets called marprelate tracts attacked bishops. Violent, sarcastic, offensive language (not Puritan) protestants then wrote anti-Puritan leaflets
Strickland- 1571- called for a new book of common prayer, banning of vestments, no ring in marriage, no kneeling while receiving communion, Elizabeth closed parliament before it could be discussed, no longer MP
John field and Thomas Wilcox
Peter wentworth
Field and Wilcox- 1572- published books saying that the Presbyterian system was the one laid down in the bible, criticised book of common prayer. Arrested for a year, Puritan printin* presses ordered to be destroyed
Wentworth- 1576- complained that MPs couldn’t discuss what they wanted to, imprisoned in Tower of London, she now had to give permission to discuss religion
Peter turner
Anthony cope
Turner- 1584- wanted to copy Calvin’s system (similar to Presbyterian), speech was attacked by Elizabeth’s loyal advisor Christopher Hatton
Cope- 1586-87- wanted to replace book of common prayer with Calvin book of prayer. Hatton attacked this also. Sentenced to Tower of London
Archbishop grindal and prophesying
Worried about prophesyings (Protestant meetings) as they would encourage unrest and rebellion. Elizabeth’s told grindal (the new Archbishop) to ban them but he supported puritans so didn’t. Put on house arrest and she banned them herself with a law
John whitgift
Replaced grindal in 1583. Not sympathetic to puritans. Issued the 3 articles in 1583 made church men swear to accept bishops, accept the book of common prayer, accept 39 articles. 300-400 ministers refused and were sacked
Separatist movement in the 1580s
New laws forced strict puritans to hide. Some chose to leave the established church and start a new one. Known as separatists. Robert Browne was one of the main leaders, imprisoned and forced to move to Holland when released
Act against seditious sectarian
1593- act gave the government permission to execute any believed to be separatists. Could severely punish any who refused to attend official church services. Two leaders, barrow and greenwood were executed in 1593
Who made lectures for Presbyterian
Cartwright
Who wrote a leaflet and lost their hand
Stubbs
Who wanted a new book of common prayer amongst other things
Strickland
