Original: The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I 's response to the religious divisions created over the reigns of Henry VIII , Edward VI and Mary I . This response , described as '' The Revolution of 1559 '' , was set out in two Acts of the Parliament of England .
Simplified: The Elizabethan Religious Settlement was Elizabeth I 's answer to the religious quarrels that developed during the reigns of Henry VIII , Edward VI and Mary I . This answer was given in two Acts of the Parliament of England .