Church of England by 1603 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Church of England by 1603
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Year Whitgift became Archbishop of Canterbury

1583

Purpose of Court of High Commission

Prosecute religious dissenters

Year Anglican attendance became mandatory

1559

Author of The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593)

Richard Hooker

Anglican 'middle way' positioned between

Catholic tradition & Protestant reform

Hooker's term for non-essential matters like ceremonies

'Matters indifferent'

Christian essentials according to Hooker

Faith in Christ via Bible & commemoration of sacrifice

What England avoided that France/Netherlands suffered

Destructive civil wars over religion

Location & year of Puritan clergy survey

Essex, 1586

Why Puritan sources on clergy may be unreliable

Had motives to exaggerate failings to support reform

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