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Religious settlement
how was this different to under Queen Mary I?
queen elizabeth was made the Supreme Governor of the Church
elizabeth made protestantism England's official faith, however she included elements of catholicism.
decorations in the church were not important
priests should dress well, but no excessively. they will wear a plain black gowns with a decorative collar.
priests could get married.
only God could forgive sins.
the Bible would be read in english (so that everyone could understand it)
Puritan opposition to the religious settlement
Puritan priest refused to have a crucifix in their churches.
elizabeth agreed
some Puritans in parliament tried to make changes to the law about the religious settlement.
elizabeth ordered for some of these MPs to be imprisoned
man Puritans were inspired by John Knox and believed elizabeth shouldn't be Supreme Head of Church
not all Puritans agreed on this.
catholic opposition to the religious settlement
some catholics would celebrate Mass in private
elizabeth was happy to tolerate this
some people would hide catholic images and statues from elizabeth's inspectors.
the Earl of northumberland and the Earl of Westmorland led a rebellion in 1569
they had over 5,000 who joined the rebellion
it was short-term, Elizabeth quickly defeated them.
The Pope instructed Catholics to not attend church in 1566.
he could have excommunicated her, but he hadn't so not all Catholics took this as seriously
The Pope excommunicated Elizabeth in 1570
The pope had massive influence on catholics
it was too late, Elizabeth was now in a strong position and could hardly be effected by The Pope's actions.
what was the religious settlement?
the religious settlement was created in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I
it stated how the Church should be ran