to excommunicate someone means to ban a person from church services and the community

the Jesuits were a Catholic group who worked in secret to convert people in England to Catholicism

a Nicodemite is a person who pretends to follow one religion but secretly believes another

a Puritan was a member of the English Protestant movement of the 16th and 17th centuries which sought to simplify and purify worship

a recusant is a person who refuses to attend Church of England services

Elizabeth I and the Church of England

History

Elizabeth I and the succession: The Virgin Queen

Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots

Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada

Elizabeth I's later years

Popular depictions of Elizabeth I

In this unit, pupils saw that England suffered from tensions between Catholics, Puritans and other Protestants after the Reformation. In 'The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics?', students will explain how these various religious divisions contributed to the political and social turbulence experienced in England during the Civil War and Interregnum.

In 'Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation?', pupils studied how Protestantism was able to grow in England during the Reformation. In this unit, students will analyse how the growth of Protestantism generated tensions in England and isolated the country from Europe's great powers.

In this unit, pupils learn about Elizabeth I's reign before examining some popular depictions of her. They build knowledge about her religious, domestic, and foreign policies before considering why she has been represented so differently.

Elizabeth I: why has Elizabeth been represented so differently?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In which year did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church and begin the period of religious change in England?

to promote religious rebellions amongst her subjects

to establish a Protestant state that would allow Catholics to worship in private

to completely ban the practice of Catholicism

Why did Elizabeth I pass the Act of Uniformity in 1559?

What was the term used for Catholics who pretended to be Protestant but still secretly practised Catholicism at home?

Who were Elizabeth's preferred group of believers?

extreme Protestant, wanted to remove Catholics from England

Protestant who accepted Elizabeth's religious rules

Catholic who refused to go to Protestant church services

Catholic group who tried to convert people to Catholicism

Match the religious group to the correct definition.

rebelled against her rule in line with the Pope's command

formed an alliance with foreign Catholic powers

ignored it and accepted Elizabeth's religious settlement

How did most Catholics in England respond to the Papal Bull issued by the Pope in 1570?

To succeed at something, such as scoring high on a test.

To become king or queen by defeating a rival in battle.

Growth in the economy, such as many people in a country becoming richer.

The process of inheriting a title, such as becoming a king or queen.

What was the name of Elizabeth's suitor who was also her childhood friend?

Which of Elizabeth's suitors had previously been married to her sister, Mary I?

Which of these was used as propaganda by Elizabeth?

to rule alongside her husband, the king, as an equal

to offer advice to the king as his main advisor

to have children and continue the family name

What was the normal expectation for a royal woman during Elizabeth's time period?

there was no one to look after her when she got older

there was no obvious person to rule after her when she died

no one else wanted to be the ruler of England after she died

it meant that England would have been ruled by Spain again

Why was it considered a problem that Elizabeth never had a child?

Elizabeth I and the Church of England

Lesson outcome

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