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Religious Settlement of 1559 purpose

Moderate Church blending Catholic & Protestant for stability

Elizabeth's title in Act of Supremacy

Supreme Governor (not Supreme Head)

Act of Supremacy 1559 effect

Re-established monarch as supreme authority over Church

Act of Uniformity 1559 established

Rules for church worship & appearance, made attendance compulsory

1559 Prayer Book compromise method

Fused 1549 (moderate) & 1552 (Protestant) Prayer Books together

Transubstantiation definition

Catholic belief bread & wine literally become Christ's body/blood

Thirty Nine Articles made law when

1571 (published 1563)

Number of clergy who refused settlement

Around 400 out of thousands

Council of Trent conclusion date

1563 (began 1545)

Penalties: missing church vs. saying Mass

Small fines (rarely enforced) vs. death penalty

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Henry VII: The Establishment of the Tudors

The Rule of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509–29

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Henry VIII's Last Years

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