Mid-Tudor Crisis: Elizabethan Religious Policy and Foreign Relations

This set of flashcards covers key concepts from the lecture on Elizabeth's religious policies, the Church Settlement, and her foreign relations during the mid-Tudor crisis.

Elizabeth's approach to religious policy was described as __, aiming to balance Catholic and Protestant views.

via media

The Elizabethan Church Settlement was enacted in __, within eight weeks of Elizabeth's accession.

January to April 1559

The Elizabethan Settlement included an Act of Uniformity which established a prayer book that was a compromise between the __ Prayer Books of 1549 and 1552.

Edwardian

The __, published in 1563, was revised from the Forty-Two Articles of 1553 as part of the Elizabethan Settlement.

Thirty-Nine Articles

Elizabeth was cautious in her foreign relations, as war posed a serious threat to her position. One of her first acts was to make peace with France through the __ in 1559.

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis

Philip of Spain was prepared to give Elizabeth the benefit of the doubt partly because he hoped to persuade her to __ him.

marry

The Pope, specifically __ IV, hoped to discuss the religious Settlement with Elizabeth, viewing it as a potential basis for future collaboration.

Pius