(1558-1603)

Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Succeeded her half-sister Mary Tudor to the throne of England as Queen. Under her rule, the Anglican Church assumed its distinctive character, neither Roman, nor Reformed. Although it remained a state Church under her monarchy, she changed her title from Supreme Head to Supreme Governor. Wrote Thirty-Nine Articles in 1563. Although essentially Protestant, many articles were worded in a way that would satisfy both Catholics and Protestants.

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(1563)

Written by Elizabeth I, Queen of England, these articles were essentially Protestant, but were worded in such a way that both the Protestants and Catholics were satisfied. The liturgy of the Church retained many Catholic elements and bishops in apostolic succession governed the Church. Described as the best of both worlds, the Middle Way between Protestantism and Catholicism.

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