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The Act of Uniformity was passed in 1559 by Queen Elizabeth I. Her brother and sister before her had passed other Acts of Uniformity, but she wanted to unite the Church of England on her own terms. It was more modest than the previous acts, only stating the order of prayers to be said in the 'Book of Common Prayer,' and fining people if they did not attend church at least once per week.

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Act of 1559 of Queen Elizabeth?

The Act of Supremacy establishing the protestant Church of England.


What does Queen Elizabeth say at the end of Act II?

D G Regina


Is Queen Elizabeth the best Queen England had?

Queen Elizabeth II is currently the reigning monarch in numerous realms and territories. She is in fact the Queen of England, as much as she is the Queen of Canada or New Zealand and other states in the Commonwealth. However, England has had a special union with Scotland, (Northern) Ireland, and Wales since the 1800 Act of Union. Presently, the official name of this union is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and she is Queen of this United Kingdom and of its constituent kingdoms.


Was Elizabeth I powerful?

Elizabeth had power over both church and state. In 1559, under the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity and upheld by the New Prayer Book, Elizabeth's Church of England was established. All spiritual needs were met under the reforms, except the extreme left wings of Catholicism and Protestantism, whose beliefs were outrageous in the eyes of the Queen. With the Act of Supremacy papal authority was abolished, defining Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church. The Act of Uniformity required that all citizens worship on a regular basis according to the rites and ideologies of an open prayer book. There were heavy fines for those who did not attend. She also had the power of life and death and could order executions as necessary - including that of her half-sister, Mary.


What did Elizabeth I think about Catholic and protestant?

Queen Elizabeth took power away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a tolerable religious community for the most part. She was Protestant Christian but enacted the Act of Supremacy, and Act of Uniformity. This was done in order to clear the name of England for its infamous policy of religious intolerance left to her by her half sister Bloody Mary. Unfortunately, this did not stop her from wanting to persecute the once ruling Catholics. Especially in Ireland, which was under English control. Cromwell was the harshest of Queen Elizabeth's followers, who supposedly made a game of the Catholic rebellion by challenging his soldiers to see how many babies heads they could spear.

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Act of 1559 of Queen Elizabeth?

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Elizabeth had power over both church and state. In 1559, under the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity and upheld by the New Prayer Book, Elizabeth's Church of England was established. All spiritual needs were met under the reforms, except the extreme left wings of Catholicism and Protestantism, whose beliefs were outrageous in the eyes of the Queen. With the Act of Supremacy papal authority was abolished, defining Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church. The Act of Uniformity required that all citizens worship on a regular basis according to the rites and ideologies of an open prayer book. There were heavy fines for those who did not attend. She also had the power of life and death and could order executions as necessary - including that of her half-sister, Mary.