challanges to religious settlement

puritan challenge

puritans believed churches should be very basic

no special vestments

bible should be in english so everyone could understand

many were disappointed with elizabeths settlement

cautious with changes didnt want to turn catholics against her

1560s large number of puritans began to ignore settlement

crucifix controversy

number of puritan bishops threatened to resign due to crucifix displays in churches

elizabeth had to back down

vestment controversy

wanted clergy to wear special vestments

by 1565 it was clear many werent doing so

1566, matthew parker issued ‘book of advertisements’ followed elizabeths commands

exhibition invited 110, 37 refused to attend and lost their posts

challenges at home

1/3 of population were catholic

earls of northumberland and westmorland became less influential

1569, rebellion in north

aimed to restore catholicism

majority of nobels south stayed loyal to elizabeth

challenges in scotland

many scots believed mary had stronger claim to throne than elizabeth

marys husband was murdered which caused protestant rebellion

captured mary and held her captive

challenges from papacy

counter-reformation aimed to restore catholicism

1566 pope instructed english catholics not to attend church

lawrence vaux carried message to england

challenges from france

1562, civil war between catholics and protestants

elizabeth helped catholics hoping to get calais back

conflict didnt spread to england

challenges from spain

phillip II was powerful catholic

didnt like elizabeth due to her supporting protestant rebellions

challenges from netherlands

1566 king phillip stationed army in netherlands

duke of alba established council of troubles to enforce catholicism

many dutch protestants fled to england by sea ‘sea beggers’