Elizabeth I: How successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign: Religion

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Elizabeth I How successfully did she tackle the
problems of her reignReligion
By Mr RJ Huggins www.SchoolHistory.co.uk
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What did people believe?

• Both Catholics and Protestants believed that only
  members of their own religion would go to heaven.
• Each tried to convince the other to change
  religion in order to save their souls from Hell.
• Hell was a place of everlasting torture.

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Source A
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Source B
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Source C
Who has been sent to Hell in this Source?
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Why were there mass murders of both Catholics
Protestants?

• Members of each faith believed that they could
  save peoples souls by getting them to change
  religion through torture.

However
Both Catholics and Protestants were prepared to
die for their beliefs in order to avoid Hell.
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French Catholics Murdering Protestants in Paris

• How has the artist made the painting look
  horrific?
• Was the artist a Catholic or a Protestant? Why?

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English Martyrs

• The execution of William Tyndale in 1536. He was
  executed for translating the Bible into English
  so that ordinary people could read it.

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The Act of Supremacy

• Henry VIII had everybody who refused to accept
  him as head of the Church of England executed
  for treason.
• These monks are being hung, drawn and quartered

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Cuthbert Simmons
All you have to do is become a Catholic for the
pain to stop.
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What effect did the burning of the Martyrs have
during Marys Reign?
We shall this day light such a candle, by Gods
Grace in England, as I trust shall never be put
out
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Elizabeth I How successfully did she tackle the
problems of her reign?

So although Elizabeth was Protestant, she
inherited a Catholic country when her sister Mary
died.
How would Elizabeth deal with these religious
problems during her reign?