1. Starter look at the table on the sheet
What was the difference between a church papist and a recusant? What was the difference between a seminary priest and a Jesuit So were all Catholics the same? Were they all a threat? Did things change?

2. Syllabus
Religious developments, change and continuity Note – change and continuity - Catholics and Protestants

3. The Triumph of Elizabeth 1563-1603
How effectively did the Tudors restore and develop the powers of monarchy?
In what ways and how effectively was England governed during this period?
How did relations with foreign powers change and how was the succession secured?
How far did intellectual and religious ideas change and develop and with what effects?
How important was the role of key individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments?

4. the Catholics threat What was the nature of the threat?
Was the level of threat the same throughout the reign?
How well did the government deal with the threat?
Were the Catholics a threat?

5. Catholic threat
Catholic Threat

6. Catholic threat Catholic threat Task Add events to points
Fear of Catholic uprising
Events/relations with France and Spain
Catholic threat
Role of Seminary priests and Jesuits
Fear of Catholic invasion
Task
Add events to points
Government action

7. Key dates
1568
1569
1570
1571
1572
1574
1580
1581
1585

8. Key dates 1568 Mary Q/Scots flees to England
1569 Northern Rebellion, rebellion in Ireland
1570 Excommunication
1571 Three Acts against Catholics
1572 Massacre of St Bartholomew
1574 Seminary priests arrive in England
1580 Jesuits arrive in England
1581 More severe Acts against Catholics
1585 War with Spain. Act against Jesuits & seminary priests

9. 1570s – Seminary priests
According to Haigh, Catholic priests unable to
re-convert Protestants because
work in the north because
work with Catholics of lower classes because
Did this mean the Jesuits and seminary priests had failed? Discuss this

10. 1580s – Jesuits -Campion Jesuit- executed in 1581
Offered chance of pardon by Elizabeth if he “recanted” (gave up his Catholic faith)
Refused – his execution then made him into a martyr and strengthened the faith of other Catholics
Jesuits and Campion
from 4.20 to the end
up to 1.35
Priest holes hh

11. Reasons for Elizabeth’s crackdown on Catholics
Rank these events
The excommunication of Elizabeth
The actions of Philip II
Plots (Mary Q/Scots)
Events in Ireland, the Netherlands and France
The role of seminary priests and Jesuits
Fear of Catholic threat to security

12. Bond of Association – evidence of fear?
Drafted by Burghley and Walsingham in panic of 1583 Said anyone who took the oath was bound to murder anyone who threatened to usurp or overthrow the queen. Intended to be taken Haigh’s view that “the Bond of Association was a panic response to an exaggerated threat”

13. Discuss the following questions as a small group:
How much of a threat were Catholics in the 1570s/80s, compared to Catholics in the early part of Elizabeth’s reign, compared to other threats?
Overall, how well did Elizabeth deal with the Catholic threat in this period?

14. Summary
In 1558 most Catholics prepared to wait and see, basically loyal to Elizabeth
Government turned a blind eye to Catholic practices until excommunication
Priests treated more harshly after 1571 –as threat increased and Catholic community strengthened
After 1580 Catholics and Catholic priests as political traitors
After Armada threat decreased

15. Which of the following statements is true?
After 1581, it was treasonable to be a Catholic priest.
Recusants were treated severely from 1581 onwards.
Ordinary Catholics were rarely persecuted by the government.
As Elizabeth’s reign went on, treatment of Catholics became increasingly strict.

16. Which of the following statements is true?
After 1581, it was treasonable to be a Catholic priest. It was treasonable to convert people the Catholicism
Recusants were treated severely from 1581 onwards. More severely – fines to £20
Ordinary Catholics were rarely persecuted by the government. Generally true if loyal
As Elizabeth’s reign went on, treatment of Catholics became increasingly strict. Especially of priests

17. Religious developments, change and continuity
So how did Catholicism change?
What stayed the same?
Needs to be learnt in conjunction with Protestant threat
Exam questions
How far were the problems posed by Catholics successfully addressed?
How serious a threat to Elizabeth and her government were Catholics between 1570 and 1603?
The Religious Settlement of 1559 was never effectively challenged. Assess the validity of this view

18. Throughout her reign, Elizabeth I controlled her Ministers with masterly political skill