ABSTRACT

Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and the resulting reforms. The changing beliefs of the English people are discussed, and the author charts the fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Elizabeth I as royal governor, and of the Church of England as a whole.

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|4 pages

Elizabeth’s religious views

chapter 3|4 pages

The Parliament of 1559

chapter 4|9 pages

The Elizabethan Church Settlement

chapter 5|22 pages

The Puritans

chapter 6|3 pages

Separatism

chapter 7|16 pages

Catholicism