3. Challenges to James I and the Church of England from Catholics

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all english protestants shared a general hostility to Catholicism what was this a result of?
the reformation, the burning of protestants when England briefly returned to Catholicism under 'bloody' Mary and the war against Catholic spain during Elizabeths reign
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by 1603 why were catholics generally politically passive?
James I was prepared to make a distinction between catholics who were quiet and those who were factious
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although James decision was counter to popular feelings of anti-catholicism, what was his method of dealing with this?
it was a pragmatic way to avoid forcing moderate catholics to challenge him directly
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What did James pragmatism also see him present?
a more anti-catholic image when it made political sense to do so (political paganism is probably the reason he fluctuated between toleration and severe treatment of Catholics in his reign)
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In May 19603 what did James order?
the collection of recusancy fines
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in 1604 what did parliament encourage?
legislation against Jesuits, a catholic order of religious men
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As a result of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot what did James introduce?
the 1606 Oath of Allegiance in order to force catholic recusants to declare their allegiance to him and not to the Pope
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in 1606 parliament pressed 2 severe laws against catholics but what did James do?
he did not rigorously enforce them. James' lack of administrative drive coincided with his personal inclination towards tolerance and with his desire not to upset Catholic Spain after securing peace with the country in 1604
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with the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot what did Catholics become?
even more passive than they had been. Catholicism was therefore not such a threat to James and he did not need to repeat such a harsh line as in the early years
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