Examine this view.

Elizabeth came to the throne in November 1558 and faced a hugely complex religious situation. Her country was fractured into different religious groups, Protestant and Catholic. The Protestants were then further divided into the extent to which they wished reform to be taken. The Settlement aimed to find a way to bring these different lobbies together without alienating any and settle a blanket theology for the country. It is hard to judge whether the Settlement was successful for Elizabeth. If the Queen was Catholic then it could be argued that the Settlement was in fact not a success for her and that her role was not as pivotal as is suggested in the quote because we must assume that Elizabeth would have integrated more of her own Catholic...