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Edward VI Devout Protestant Dies in his teens Mary Tudor (sister)
becomes Queen Wanted to return
England to the Catholic faith• Burned hundreds of
Protestants at the stake for heresy
The Elizabethan Settlement
Upon Mary’s death, Henry’s daughter Elizabeth takes the throne
Passes a series of reforms known as Elizabethan settlement• Preserved Catholic ritual• Changed the Latin mass
to English Results?
England firmly Protestant
Catholic Reformation Led by Pope Paul III Sometimes known
as “Counter-Reformation”
Goal – Revive the moral authority of the church
Council of Trent 1545 Met off and on for 20 years Salvation comes through faith and good works Established schools Stiff penalties for corruption
Empowering the Inquisition
Inquisition – Church court
Prepared “Index of Forbidden Books”• Too immoral or
irreligious for Catholics to read
Founding of the Jesuits 1540 Pope recognized
the Society of Jesus Ignatius of Loyola Set up schools Missions spread all
over the world
Legacy of the Catholic Reformation 1600 Majority of
Europeans were still Catholic
Protestantism had gained a major foothold
Major disagreements would persist