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The Elizabethan Religious Settlement

The Elizabethan Religious Settlement. How Protestant do you feel the Elizabethan Religious Settlement was?. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement. The 1559 Act of Supremacy and the 1559 Act of Uniformity established the Elizabethan Religious Settlement .

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The Elizabethan Religious Settlement

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  1. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement How Protestant do you feel the Elizabethan Religious Settlement was?

  2. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The 1559 Act of Supremacy and the 1559 Act of Uniformity established the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. • They declared that Elizabeth was Supreme Governor of the Church of England. • They revived the legislation which was repealed during the parliaments of Mary’s reign.

  3. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The 1559 Act of Supremacy and the 1559 Act of Uniformity established the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. • They revoked the Heresy Acts and the papal supremacy. • They imposed an oath on all clergy and office holders to enforce conformity to the new Prayer Book.

  4. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The 1559 Act of Supremacy and the 1559 Act of Uniformity established the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. • They set up a system of punishments for those who failed to use the prayer book or who publicly objected to its use. • They ordered everyone to attend church on Sunday and other holy days and to participate in the new services. Fines were imposed on those who refuse to attend.

  5. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The 1559 Act of Supremacy and the 1559 Act of Uniformity established the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. • They set down that church ornamentation and clergy’s dress should be as in the more moderate 1549 prayer book. • Unlike in 1552, the new Book of Common Prayer did not explicitly deny the real presence of Christ during the communion service.

  6. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The Royal Injunctions of 1559, drafted by Cecil, ordered the clergy to: • observe the royal supremacy and preach against superstition and papal authority. • Condemn images, relics and miracles. • Preach only wit permission, which came in the form of a licence.

  7. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement The Royal Injunctions of 1559, drafted by Cecil, ordered the clergy to: • report recusants to the privy council or to JPs • marry only with the permission of their bishop and 2 JPs • ensure they wore the clothes and ornamented their churches in the way set down in Edward’s reign.

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