Difficulties faced by catholics during hte reign of Elizabeth the first

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                                         Queens in conflict

                                       Religions in conflict

                            Elizabeth I &Mary, queen of Scotts  

                                   Coursework assignment

Describe the difficulties Faced by Catholics in England during                               the Reign of Elizabeth I

Throughout the reign of Elizabeth the first, many Catholics suffered. This was because they were told by their protestant Queen that they were to either convert into a protestant or stay as a catholic and face the consequences like being fined and being sent to prison. The aim of this essay is to discuss the difficulties faced by the Catholics for the duration of Elizabeth the first’s reign.

Firstly, I will be talking about the reformation and Elizabeth’s church settlement.

The reformation was the religious movement in the 16th century, that had for its objects the reform of the Roman Catholic Church and that lead to the Protestant churches.  

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This caused many arguments between the Catholics and Protestants. Therefore, there was a compromise that was made by Elizabeth to settle the argument, which was caused by the two different religions in England.

 Most people in England were reasonable about the protestant religion, but there were still some people who believed in the Old Catholic ways. Not many people wanted to fight about it, because for many years, they had to worship in one way and then that way was changed to another.

Elizabeth did not have very strong views about this, so she tried to find ...

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