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Wisbech Stirs, the Glossary

The Wisbech Stirs was a divisive quarrel between English Roman Catholic clergy held prisoner in Wisbech Castle in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, towards the end of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.^[1]

44 relations: Archpriest Controversy, Bishop of Ely, Cambridgeshire, Catholic Church, Charles Paget (conspirator), Christopher Bagshaw, Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, Counter-Reformation, Criminal law, East Anglia, Elizabeth I, English College, Rome, Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church, Flanders, Framlingham Castle, Gabriel Gifford, Henry Garnet, Hobby horse, Isle of Ely, Jesuits, John Bavant, John Hungerford Pollen (Jesuit), John Mush, Ludwig von Pastor, Nicholas Fitzherbert, Old Chapter, Owen Lewis (bishop), Palace, Peter Burke (historian), Puritans, Reformed Christianity, Regular clergy, Religious institute, Robert Persons, Secular clergy, Servite Order, Suffolk, Thomas Graves Law, Thomas Pounde, Thomas Watson (bishop of Lincoln), William Allen (cardinal), William Weston (Jesuit), Wisbech, Wisbech Castle.
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Archpriest Controversy

The Archpriest Controversy was the debate which followed the appointment of an archpriest by Pope Clement VIII to oversee the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church's missionary priests in England at the end of the sixteenth century.

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Bishop of Ely

The Bishop of Ely is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury.

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Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Charles Paget (conspirator)

Charles Paget (–1612) was a Roman Catholic conspirator, involved in the Babington Plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England.

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Christopher Bagshaw

Christopher Bagshaw (1552 – 1625?) was an English academic and Roman Catholic priest.

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Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception

The Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary (Congregatio Clericorum Marianorum ab Immaculata Conceptionis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae) is a Catholic male clerical religious congregation founded, 1670, in Poland.

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Counter-Reformation

The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to, and as an alternative to, the Protestant Reformations at the time.

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Criminal law

Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime.

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East Anglia

East Anglia is an area in the East of England.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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English College, Rome

The Venerable English College, commonly referred to as the English College, is a Catholic seminary in Rome, Italy, for the training of priests for England and Wales.

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Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church historically observes the disciplines of fasting and abstinence (from meat) at various times each year.

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Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

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Framlingham Castle

Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England.

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Gabriel Gifford

Gabriel Gifford (also known as Gabriel of St Mary or Gabriel de Sainte-Marie) (1554 – 11 April 1629) was an English Roman Catholic Benedictine monk who became Archbishop of Reims.

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Henry Garnet

Henry Garnet (July 1555 – 3 May 1606), sometimes Henry Garnett, was an English Jesuit priest executed for high treason, based solely on having had advanced knowledge of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot and having refused to violate the Seal of the Confessional by notifying the authorities.

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Hobby horse

In folklore, a hobby horse is a costumed character that features in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world.

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Isle of Ely

The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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John Bavant

John Bavant or Bavand alias Clarke (d. 1610/1613) was an English Roman Catholic priest.

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John Hungerford Pollen (Jesuit)

John Hungerford Pollen (22 September 1858–1925) was an English Jesuit, known as a historian of the Protestant Reformation.

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John Mush

John Mush (alias Ratcliffe) (b. in Yorkshire, 1551 or 1552; d. at Wenge, Buckinghamshire, 1612 or 1613) was an English Roman Catholic priest, the confessor to Margaret Clitherow.

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Ludwig von Pastor

Ludwig Pastor, ennobled as Ludwig von Pastor, Freiherr von Campersfelden (31 January 1854 – 30 September 1928), was a German historian and diplomat for Austria.

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Nicholas Fitzherbert

Nicholas Fitzherbert (1550 – 6 November 1612) was an English recusant gentleman who served as secretary to Cardinal William Allen and was found guilty of treason due to his Catholicism.

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Old Chapter

The Old Chapter was the body in effective control of the Roman Catholic Church in England from 1623 until an episcopal hierarchy was restored in 1850.

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Owen Lewis (bishop)

Owen Lewis, also known as Lewis Owen (Ludovico Audoeno, Audoenus Ludovisi; 28 December 1532 – 14 October 1594) was a Welsh Roman Catholic priest, jurist, administrator and diplomat, who became Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio.

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Palace

A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.

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Peter Burke (historian)

Ulick Peter Burke (born 16 August 1937) is a British polymath, historian and professor.

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Puritans

The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant.

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Reformed Christianity

Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.

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Regular clergy

Regular clergy, or just regulars, are clerics in the Catholic Church who follow a rule of life, and are therefore also members of religious institutes.

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Religious institute

In the Catholic Church, a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when the period of time has elapsed, and lead a life of brothers or sisters in common." A religious institute is one of the two types of institutes of consecrated life; the other is the secular institute, where its members are "living in the world".

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Robert Persons

Robert Persons (24 June 1546 – 15 April 1610), later known as Robert Parsons, was an English Jesuit priest.

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Secular clergy

In Christianity, the term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or otherwise members of religious life.

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Servite Order

The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviation: OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Thomas Graves Law

Thomas Graves Law (1836–1904) was an English Oratorian priest, and later in life a historian and bibliographer.

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Thomas Pounde

Thomas Pounde (29 May 1539 – 5 March 1614) was an English Jesuit lay brother.

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Thomas Watson (bishop of Lincoln)

Thomas Watson (1515 – 27 September 1584) was a Catholic Bishop, notable among Catholics for his descriptions of the Protestant Reformation.

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William Allen (cardinal)

William Allen (153216 October 1594), also known as Guilielmus Alanus or Gulielmus Alanus, was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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William Weston (Jesuit)

William Weston, SJ (c. 1551 – 9 June 1615) was an English Jesuit missionary priest.

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Wisbech

Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Wisbech Castle

Wisbech Castle was a stone to motte-and-bailey castle built to fortify Wisbech (historically in the Isle of Ely and now also in the Fenland District of Cambridgeshire, England) on the orders of William I in 1072, it probably replaced an earlier timber and turf complex. Wisbech Stirs and Wisbech Castle are Wisbech.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisbech_Stirs

Also known as Stirs of Wisbech.

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