The Factors That Shaped the Elizabethan Religious...

The Factors That Shaped the Elizabethan Religious Settlement When Elizabeth I was proclaimed Queen in 1558 a new era of religious tolerance began. With her religious settlement, Elizabeth had to consider a number of different factors. Without doubt, the most important task following her accession was to resolve the ideological divisions in the country brought about by the religious changes in the past three monarchs reigns. However, when deciding on her own religious settlement, Elizabeth had a number of influencing factors. She had grown up as a committed and conventionally pious Protestant and these views obviously effected the way she ran her household and country, and consequently†¦show more content†¦Haigh claims that there can be little doubt of Elizabeths personal Protestantism and historians such as Pollard, who claimed that she was indifferent to religion have been largely disregarded. This is likely to be attributed to the strong influence of family, and the education she received from humanists William Grindal and Roger Asc ham. It has been argued that she wished to return England to the state in which her father left it - Catholicism without the Pope. It is clear that her brother, Edward VI, also heavily influenced her, as the final religious settlement was in fact very similar to his doctrinal Reformation. However, her personal beliefs are more diverse, and cannot be attributed to so few influences. Her belief in private devotion can be illustrated by the fact that she did not want to make windows into mens hearts. It can therefore be argued that Elizabeth was not as radical as some Protestants of the time, for example the returning exiles. Even before exile had faced them some had become influenced by Calvinism, the most extreme of Protestant faiths. Although Elizabeth respected these views, she did not totally conform to them, but just believed in certain aspects. For example she did not practice transubstantiation. However, her more conservative ideas are evident in the final settlement as the ext ra sentence is added which leaves the rightShow MoreRelatedThe Elizabethan Er The Golden Age Of English History1527 Words   |  7 PagesJamie Berquist Carolyn Crumpler World History (E Block) March 13, 2015 The Elizabethan Era is depicted as the golden age in English history.   This age was marked as a renaissance which inspired English exploration, international expansion and naval triumph over England’s hated Spanish enemies ( Elizabethan Era.). Queen Elizabeth I was queen from 1558 until her death in 1603, marking the Elizabethan Era.   Her father was King Henry VIII, who ruled from 1509 until his death in 1547, and was succeededRead MoreDeath Be Not Proud By John Donne1329 Words   |  6 Pagesconsidered conceptually but anthropomorphised as the poems fundamental pride. In ‘Death be not proud’, we see how the rumination of death is shaped by Elizabethan values. Through the subverted Petrarchan structure and style, Donne’s use of apostrophe denigrates the omnipotence of death and lowers its statue to the level of the poet. This corresponds with contextual religious values of certainty in external afterlife and death as a transitory stage. This is high lighted through the extended metaphor and euphuismRead MoreHistory of Social Work18530 Words   |  75 PagesHistorical Phases .......................................................................................................5 Photos of Walter Friedlander Simon Patten 9who used the term social work first time) ....................................9 The Settlement House ............................................................................................................................................10 Understanding the History of Social Welfare from various Welfare Traditions ...................Read MoreThe Reign Of Elizabeth I3344 Words   |  14 Pageswould she be forced to make up her mind. She had a formidable intellect, and her sharp tongue would quickly settle any argument - in her favour. Top Early years Photograph showing The Tower of London The Tower of London  © So what influences had shaped the young Elizabeth? Her mother was the ill-fated Anne Boleyn who had caught the eye of Henry VIII at court. He was soon bewitched by her, arranging to divorce Catherine of Aragon and quickly making Anne his second wife. But her fate was sealed whenRead MoreInstitution as the Fundamental Cause of Long Tern Growth39832 Words   |  160 Pagesgrowth models, following Solow (1956), Cass (1965) and Koopmans (1965), explain diï ¬â‚¬erences in income per capita in terms of diï ¬â‚¬erent paths of factor accumulation. In these models, cross-country diï ¬â‚¬erences in factor accumulation are due either to diï ¬â‚¬erences in saving rates (Solow), preferences (Cass-Koopmans), or other exogenous parameters, such as total factor productivity growth. More recent incarnations of growth theory, following Romer (1986) and Lucas (1988), endogenize steady-state growth and