AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
Elizabeth I's Settlement and the Peace with France
- 3 things to know
- Component 2
Overview
Recall questions on the kind of church Elizabeth wanted, the ambiguity of its formularies, the Act of Supremacy and title of Supreme Governor, and the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis and its effect on the settlement.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How did Elizabeth attempt to reconcile conflicting religious groups through the wording of religious documents?
What role did Parliament play in the Elizabethan Religious Settlement?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What type of religious settlement did Elizabeth I seek to establish when she became queen?
Model answer
A moderate Protestant Church that avoided the extremes of both Catholicism and radical Protestantism.
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How did Elizabeth I's personal religious beliefs combine different traditions?
Model answer
She combined Protestant theology with a preference for traditional Catholic ceremonial practices and church aesthetics.
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What was Elizabeth's aim regarding the inclusivity of her religious settlement?
Model answer
To create a broad church that could accommodate the majority of her subjects and avoid the religious persecution that had characterised previous reigns.
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How did Elizabeth attempt to reconcile conflicting religious groups through the wording of religious documents?
Model answer
By adopting ambiguous wording in religious formularies that could be interpreted by both Protestants and Catholics.
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What role did Parliament play in the Elizabethan Religious Settlement?
Model answer
Parliament played a crucial role by debating and passing the necessary legislation to establish the Settlement.
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What did the Act of Supremacy of 1559 establish regarding royal authority over the Church?
Model answer
It re-established royal control over the Church of England and made Elizabeth the Supreme Governor of the Church.
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