Challenges to Religious Settlement

What was the impact of the religious settlement?

Majority of ordinary people accepted

What was the Puritan threat?

Crucifix controversy.

Puritan Bishops threatened to resign over images of Jesus as decoration

Vestments controversy

Elizabeth’s authority challenged but limited threat

What was the Catholic threat?

1556 Pope issued instruction that English Catholics not to attend Church of England but recusants rarely fine/punished

Potentially significant threat - 1/3 nobles remained Catholic

Pope encouraged Spain + France to fight Protestantism

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