The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I’s response to the religious divisions created over the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. This response was set out in two Acts of the Parliament of England. The Act of Supremacy of 1559 re-established the English church’s independence from Rome. The Act of Uniformity 1559 set out the form the English church would now take. Elizabeth I, (7 September 1533–24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Edward Tudor redirects here; for another (though unlikely) Edward Tudor, see a putative younger son of Henry VII of England, who, if existed, would be the uncle of this Edward Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England, King of France and King of Ireland from... Mary Tudor is the name of both Mary I of England and her fathers sister, Mary Tudor (queen consort of France). ... The Parliament of England can trace its roots back to the early medieval period. ... First Act of Supremacy 1534 The Act of Supremacy 1534 (26 Hen. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and is the mother branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... Over the course of English parliamentary history there were a number of acts of uniformity. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ...

Once seen as a terminal point for the English Reformation and the foundation of a "via media Anglicanism" by scholars, leading historians now more commonly regard the "settlement" as taking place long before England had become an extensively Protestant nation on a popular level. It is now common to see the "settlement" as belying or even provoking great divisions in the population and among the clergy which cannot be reduced to a few simple categories like "conservatives," "Anglicans," and "Puritans," a traditional arrangement that anachronistically deploys modern stereotypes of limited value. The English Reformation was the process whereby the external authority of the Roman Catholic Church in England was abolished and replaced with Royal Supremacy and the establishment of a Church of England outside the Roman Catholic Church and under the Supreme Governance of the English monarch. ... The term Radical Middle refers to a type of third way philosophy as well as an associated political movement, which defines itself by simultaneously affirming both sides of an apparently contradictory issue, whether that be Left-Right politics or a false dilemma. ... The term Anglican (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the people, institutions, and churches that adhere the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Puritans were originally members of a group of English Protestants seeking purity — further reforms or even separation from the established church — during the Protestant Reformation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• The Legacy of the Reformation: A New Approach
• Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Elizabethan Religious Settlement
• Kings College School, Cambridge

See also

• Church of England
• Oath of Supremacy
• Puritan
• Reformation
• Matthew Parker
• Regnans in Excelsis
• Religion in the United Kingdom
• Vestments controversy