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Religion in Elizabethan England - Coggle Diagram
Religion in Elizabethan England
Protestants
Beliefs
There should not be a pope
The bible and church services should be in your own language
Priests are not special and should not wear special clothing
Churches should be plain and simple so as not to distract from worshipping god
Thoughts on Elizabeth's rule
There was much support for Elizabeth I as she named England's official religion to be protestant
Threats made to Elizabeth's rule
There were no threats made to Elizabeth that were from protestant origin, very few protestants were disloyal to Elizabeth
Catholics
Beliefs
The pope is the head of the church
The bible and church services should be in latin
The church can forgive sins
Priests are special and should wear special clothing known as vestments
Thoughts on Elizabeth's rule
Believed that Elizabeth was illegitimate, so she had no right to the throne
Threats made to Elizabeth's rule
Mary queen of Scots, a catholic, was communicating with Catholics that wanted to overthrow Elizabeth
Multiple assasination attempts
Multiple plots (Babington plot, Ridolfi plot, and more)
Puritans
Beliefs
Also known as 'radical protestants', puritans wanted to 'purify', the christian religion by getting rid of anything that wasn't in the bible
Wanted to manage their own churches
Thoughts on Elizabeth's rule
Puritans were mainly against Elizabeth because she ruled out an independent protestant religion
Thought that Elizabeth had sacrificed too much for catholicism
Threats made to Elizabeth's rule
No real threats made to overthrow Elizabeth or to kill her, but the puritans did not agree to the religious settlement as they thought that all traces of the catholic religion should be wiped out