6. Religious And Ecclesiastical Policies Under Somerset Flashcards
How much of London and Kent were Protestant by 1547?
20%
How do they know who was Catholic in 1547?
Studies of wills
Where were there the fewest Protestants?
The further north and west you went
What was a doctrine?
The official religious teachings of the church
What Catholic doctrines were there in 1547?
-the laity took communion in one kind
-the belief in transubstantiation was upheld during the mass
-clergy weren’t allowed to marry
-all 7 sacraments were acknowledged
-masses for the souls of the dead could be sung
-paintings and statues were allowed, and many processions and rituals continued
What Protestant doctrines were there in 1547?
-the authority of the pope was not recognised
-there were no monasteries
-pilgrimages were forbidden
-prayers were in English
-the Ten Commandments and Lord’s Prayer were taught in English
-bible had been published in English in 1539 but Henry VIII had limited access in 1543
-number of holy days had been reduced
What happened in July 1547?
-it was ordered that the book of homilies and Erasmus’s Paraphrases should be placed in every church. -clergy were ordered to become more Protestant
What were the clergy ordered to do in July 1547?
-to conduct their services in English
-to preach every Sunday
-to ensure there was an English bible in their Church
-to remove superstitious images and statues.
What was the Book of Homilies?
A book that provided clergy with (Protestant) model sermons
What happened in August 1547?
A royal visitation began. This examined the state of the clergy and the doctrine and practice of the Church
What happened in November 1547?
The Chantries Act dissolved the places where masses for the souls of the dead happened
What did people think about the chantries act?
They claimed it to be an attack on the superstitious beliefs around Purgatory, although it may well also have been to raise money to fund the war against Scotland.
What happened in December 1547?
The treason act was repealed
What did the treason act being repealed mean for England?
Removed old heresy and censorship laws
What did the repealing of the treason act enable?
Religious radicals to discuss their ideas freely, which triggered iconoclastic attacks on images and altars and pamphlets attacking the mass for being insufficiently Protestant
