2. What was Queen Elizabeth's opinion about her peoples religious practices?

Answer 1

I suppose you are talking about Queen Elizabeth I. She was a Protestant and established Protestantism in England. But many people remained Catholic, and were persecuted during her reign, because from the queen's point of view, they threatened the unity of England's official religion. As Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope in 1580, she was not recognised as England's ruler by Catholics (for them, she was not legitimate). There were plots against her life and that is why she persecuted Catholics who were not allowed to practise their religion. There were also Puritans in England (= Protestants who thought that England was not Protestant enough) and they often opposed her. They were not persecuted but were not officially recognised.

Answer 2

Yes, I suppose we are indeed talking about QE I, correct?

Ironically Elizabeth was actually far more 'bloody' than was her elder sister Mary. The difference being of course that Elizabeth's side won and therefore they were able to write the history, while Mary's side, the Roman Catholics, lost, and they therefore became the butt of history and accusations of bloody shed, etc.

Every monarch must contend with the beliefs of cit zens that might be a threat to her crown. Elizabeth didn't like the separatists, but she also realized they were not a direct threat to her crown and therefore she was willing to let them alone, let them be. One has to choose their battles and Elizabeth wasn't going to fight that battle. The Roman Catholics, however, she felt were a very direct threat to her crown and therefore she was very wary of them. She would have them jailed, their land taken away, and if a priest was found in hiding they would and could be executed along with the people who were hiding them. It was very brutal and repressive and virtually eliminated Catholicism in the country, but not quite. The Stewarts reign, originating in Scotland where issues between protestant and catholics were still being fought, led to four monarchs who all ended up embroiled in religious issues, plus the commonwealth.

Answer 3

The Queen never expresses personal opinions on such matters, although she is of the Christian faith,( her title being "Defender of the Faith"), one can only speculate on her true opinion.

Answer 4

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