What did Elizabeth do to Catholics during the Reformation?

What did Elizabeth do to Catholics during the Reformation?

Elizabeth executed as many Catholics as Mary burned Protestants. By the end of Elizabeth’s reign, England was firmly a Protestant country.

What did Mary I do to the Catholics?

There were plots and rebellions against Elizabeth led by Catholics. The leaders of these were executed. Catholic priests who conducted secret services for Catholics were tortured and executed. Elizabeth executed as many Catholics as Mary burned Protestants. By the end of Elizabeth’s reign, England was firmly a Protestant country.

Why was the Catholic Church a threat to Elizabeth I?

After the issuing of the Papal Bull, Elizabeth now viewed the Catholics as a major threat. This was compounded when Jesuits started to arrive in England with the sole purpose of expanding Catholicism in the land. The tolerance that Elizabeth had shown in the early years of her reign disappeared.

Why was religion so important in the Elizabethan era?

Religion became a very divisive factor in people’s lives in England when Protestant ideas challenged the dominance of the Catholic Church of Rome. Elizabeth offered a ‘middle way’ compromise.

Why did Elizabeth want to be a Catholic?

Elizabeth knew that choosing to remain a Catholic state would mean surrendering power at the hands of Rome and having to become an ally with other Catholic states. Elizabeth herself became the supreme governor of the state and the head of the church with the Act of Supremacy.

There were plots and rebellions against Elizabeth led by Catholics. The leaders of these were executed. Catholic priests who conducted secret services for Catholics were tortured and executed. Elizabeth executed as many Catholics as Mary burned Protestants. By the end of Elizabeth’s reign, England was firmly a Protestant country.

Why was religion so divisive in the Elizabethan era?

Religion became a very divisive factor in people’s lives in England when Protestant ideas challenged the dominance of the Catholic Church of Rome. Elizabeth offered a ‘middle way’ compromise. Many Catholics in England were not happy with Elizabeth’s Settlement.

Why was the Reformation so important to Elizabeth I?

The Reformation changed England’s official religion from Catholicism to the new Protestant faith. What were the real motives for this and was England a stronger country as a consequence of it? Elizabeth I was brought up a Protestant. She realised that religion had caused a lot of problems for England.