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Courtiers
Usually members of the nobility
Spent much of their lives with Elizabeth I
Nobility
Group of people belonging to the the highest social class
Aristocracy
Militia
Military force of ordinary people
Usually raised for an emergency
Divine Right
Belief that the Monarch’s right to rule was from God
Patron
Someone who gives encouragement or financial support to an individual or cause
Crown
Monarch and their government
Succession
The issue of who would succeed a monarch after death
Catholicism
Form of Christianity
Followed in all of Western Europe until 1500
Allegiance to the Pope
Queen Regnant
A queen who rules in her own right (e.g Elizabeth I)
Mass
Roman Catholic service
Bread and wine = body and blood of Christ
The Reformation
Challenge to the teachings and power of the Roman Catholic Church
Said to have begun in Europe in 1517
Intermediary
Someone who is a go-between in the absence of direct communication
Last Supper
Last meal that Christ shared with his disciples, very important to Christians
Sacraments
Special church services
Communion
An alternative name for Mass, used by Protestants
Clergy
Religious leaders such as priests and bishops
Diocese
An area overseen by a bishop
Altar
The table in Church where mass is performed
Ecclesiastical
An adjective used to describe things related to the Church
Royal Supremacy
When the monarch is also head of the Church
Pilgrimage
A religious journey to an important monument, shine or place
Recusants
Catholics who were unwilling to attend religious settlement services
Papacy
The Church government ruled by the Pope
Heretics
People with controversial opinions and beliefs denying the Catholic Church teachings
Martyr
Someone killed for their beliefs - often religious
Holy Roman Empire
A grouping of states and kingdoms in Central Europe
Includes Modern Germany
Each state had a leader
Leaders of 7 largest countries elected a Holy Roman Emperor
Trade Embargo
Governments banning trade from another country
Excommunicated
Severe punishment imposed by the Pope, expelling people from the Catholic Church
Spanish inquisition
Political and religious body setup by Spain in 1478 to keep the state Catholic and persecute heretics
Anointed
When holy oil is applied to a monarch in their coronation
Most important part of the coronation
Makes the person a monarch
Abdicate
A king or queen giving up the throne
Extraordinary taxation
Occasional, additional taxation to pay for unexpected expenses like war
