Religion in Elizabethan England – a macro view Stage 1: Elizabeth’s Pretty Lenient [11 years] Stage 2: The Threats Mount [13 years] 1559 1566 1568 1569 1570 1570 1571 1571 1574 1580 Religious Settlement This Puritan Bishop Puritan Conformity Northern Rebellion Excommunication Prophesying Catholics Restricted Ridolfi Plot First Missionaries Jesuits Arrive in was Elizabeth’s plan to Robes Conformity confirmed Began when Norfolk The Pope, the Head of Meetings of Puritan First laws came into Led by Italian Banker, Arrive in England England have a ‘middle way’ in Puritans told that when Elizabeth gets wants to marry Mary the Catholic Church, Clergy where they effect restricting Roberto Ridolfi, he The College at Douai The College of the religion. Catholics had a they have to wear tough. Some QOS & Elizabeth says released a Papal Bull discussed scripture & Catholics. Fines were saw a Catholic plot in was set up in 1568 by Jesuits (founded place in a Protestant the Bishop robes Presbyterian Puritans no. 4,600 men march of Excommunication, criticise the Church/ imposed upon England needs foreign Cardinal William Allen 1540) aimed to Church, e.g they could to remain in the leave at this point. on London, but officially saying Elizabeth become Catholics who didn’t support. Working with to train missionary convert people back use a Latin Bible and Church of England. deterred by Sussex’s Elizabeth will go to popular. Elizabeth go to Church Norfolk, he plotted priests to go back to to Catholics. The first worship at home army. Norfolk under hell. English Catholics wanted Archbishop (recusants), and French & Spanish England & convert arrived in England in provided they went to a house arrest, under pressure over Grindal to stop them, rosary beads banned involvement & Mary people back to 1580. Elizabeth saw Protestant Church, too. Northumberland who to follow: the but he refuses to. He in public. However, QOS on throne. Code Catholicism. The first them as a major Elizabeth kept bishops’ executed. 700 men Pope or their Queen. was suspended not strictly enforced, breaker under of these priests threat, and banned robes. executed as a because of this. especially in Catholic Norfolk’s door; arrived in 1574. them in 1585. message. areas e.g the North. executed as a result. Change for Puritans: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Puritans: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Catholics: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Catholics: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why?

Stage 2: The Threats Mount Cont [13 years] Stage 3: Elizabeth Gets Tough(er) [4 years] 1580 1580 1581 1583 1583 1585 1585 1586 1586 1587 First Puritan Campion’s Mission Catholic Restrictions Throckmorton Plot Whitgyft appointed More restrictions on Troops sent to the Clitherow executed Babington Plot Mary QOS Executed Separatist Church Robert Parsons & Enforced Led by Throckmorton, John Whitgyft Catholics Netherlands Margaret Clitherow of Anthony Babington Mary QOS was put on First Separatist Church Edmund Campion The laws put into it was a plot to appointed Archbishop Any new Catholic After almost 20 years York was caught planned to Elizabeth trial in October 1586 from Puritans in (Jesuits) return & effect against assassinate Elizabeth of Canterbury to priest was considered of Spain fighting rebel hiding a Jesuit priest & replace her with and sentenced to Norwich. Its founder, disguise selves as Catholics in 1571 & replace her with replace Grindal. a traitor and he or Dutch Protestants, in her home. She Mary QOS. He wanted death. Elizabeth Robert Browne, was jewel sellers to travel were now increased & Mary QOS. Then, Whitgyft shared anyone protecting Elizabeth finally sent refused to confess, to know if Mary hesitated to sign the arrested but later and convert strictly enforced. French Catholic Elizabeth’s distrust of him could be Dudley with 7,000 aware that this would supported him, so death warrant until released. Elizabeth Englishmen. Tortured Converting to Henry, Duke of Guise, Puritans and a period sentenced to death. men to support the mean her family wrote in coded letters she finally did on was unimpressed with on the rack, convicted Catholicism became would invade. of intensifying It became legal to kill Protestants. Although would lose out. She in her beer barrels. 2/2/1587 – one week this development, of treason & hung, treason, punishable Throckmorton restrictions on anyone who largely unsuccessful, was crushed to death She replied yes, but later, Mary was increasingly seeing drawn and quartered. by death. executed, Mary QOS Puritans began. attempted to this was still an act of with huge rocks on Walsingham had read executed at Puritans as a threat. even closer guard. assassinate the queen war against Spain. Ouse Bridge, York. everything. Fotheringhay Castle. Change for Puritans: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Puritans: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Catholics: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? Change for Catholics: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why?

Stage 4: Elizabeth’s Won (Practically) [7 years] What is this? This is a macro which covers all of the religious changes and issues in Elizabeth’s reign. It will help you to 1588 1588 1590 1592 1595 make links – however, it is not all of the information you need for each event. It is an overview. Armada Attacks Dudley dies Walsingham dies 2nd Puritan Separatist Statute of Mary’s execution was the Robert Dudley, the Walsingham, the Church Confinement on What do I do with it? final straw for Philip II. He Queen’s former Queen’s spymaster 2nd attempt by Catholics 1) Read each box. In the bottom right of every box, give a score /5 for how much this event was a change for this launched 151 ships to flame, died. He was who had discovered Puritans to establish a This final law against group. (You may want to have two colours, one for Protestants, one for Catholics). invade England, with a Puritan and had evidence against separate church, this Catholics enacted in 54,000 men. But, the helped to soften Mary QOS, died. He time in London. Its Elizabeth’s reign said 2) Once you have read it all, you may wish to go back and change earlier answers. That’s fine. English used 8 fireships attacks on them. was also a Puritan leaders, Henry Barrow they couldn’t go more 3) You will see that the boxes are split into ‘stages’. For each stage, you need to say whether the change was before defeating Spain at He had also helped and had helped to & John Greenwood, than 5 miles from positive or negative for each religious side and why. The letters stand for: Gravelines. Weather then defeat the Armada. soften attacks on were hanged. their home without VP – Very Positive, P – Positive, Q – Quite Positive, Neu – Neutral, QN – Quite Negative, N – Negative, VN – Very destroyed the fleet. Puritans. permission. Negative. Catholics largely accepted Then, explain why you have said that. their Protestant Queen. 4) Make a judgement on the PACE (speed) of change – how quickly are things changing? Change for Puritans: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why? 5) CHALLENGE: is there anything else that should be on this sheet? Justify your thoughts. Change for Catholics: VP / P / QP / Neu / QN/ N / VN – why?