In late-sixteenth-century England,

A) Catholicism was the dominant religion.
B) anti-Catholicism was deeply ingrained in popular culture.
C) Catholics and Protestants lived in harmony.
D) Queen Elizabeth I executed more than 100 Protestant priests.
E) Queen Elizabeth I converted to Catholicism.

Anti-Catholic sentiment was widespread in late-sixteenth-century England, largely due to the ongoing conflict between Catholic and Protestant powers in Europe and the memories of the violence and upheaval caused by the English Reformation. This sentiment was reflected in popular culture, including literature and drama, and in official policies such as the persecution of Catholics under the reign of Elizabeth I.