7. the english reformation - reaction of the people Flashcards
What was the Prayer Book Rising?
The Prayer Book Rising was a demonstration of people’s anger against the Reformation.
It was sparked by the introduction of the new Prayer Book in 1549.
What factors contributed to the Prayer Book Rebellion?
The introduction of the new Prayer Book and a sheep tax that affected many peasants and landowners contributed to the Prayer Book Rebellion.
These factors led to a rebellion directed by Humphrey Arundell.
What was the outcome of the Prayer Book Rebellion?
Lord Russell, with an 8000-strong royal army, suppressed the rebels, resulting in around 4000 deaths in the fighting.
The rebels laid siege to Exeter on 10 July 1549.
What impact did the rebellion have on future resistance?
The high death toll and violent deaths of leaders like Robert Welshe made very few people willing to consider resisting again.
What key change did the Reformation bring about?
The changes brought about by the Reformation led to a change in people’s relationships with the Church.
What were people mainly interested in regarding the Reformation?
People were mainly interested in how the Reformation affected their day-to-day lives.
What was the biggest impact of the Reformation on ordinary people?
The biggest impacts were those which changed religious practices they had taken comfort in for their whole lives.
What percentage of ordinary peasants were genuinely evangelical?
Fewer than twenty per cent of ordinary peasants were genuinely evangelical.
How did the nobility and monarchy react to the evangelical beliefs of peasants?
This mattered little to the nobility and monarchy.
What was the main tool used to convert people to evangelical and Protestant ideas?
The main tool used was to preach in public.
Who were some preachers that tried to convert people to evangelical ideas?
Hugh Latimer preached in Bristol and Matthew Price in the Severn Valley.
What was the effect of public preaching on some communities?
Some communities stripped their church before being forced to.
What was the result of the dissolution of the chantries?
The dissolution removed the last form of monastery, which prayed for people’s souls after death.
How did the dissolution of the chantries affect people’s financial contributions?
People stopped leaving their money to the Church and instead left their money to charities.
What was the impact of the Reformation on the Church’s importance?
The Reformation lessened the importance of the Church in people’s lives.
What happened to church treasures before commissioners arrived?
The sale of church treasures often happened before the commissioners arrived.
This was not evidence of people accepting the reformers’ ideas, it was more about protecting the wealth of the church from being stolen by the Crown.
What actions did people take regarding church treasures?
Elsewhere, people simply took away the treasures of the church themselves.
There are still valuable items that have become family heirlooms which were once the property of the Church.
What did the Second Act of Uniformity acknowledge?
The Second Act of Uniformity acknowledged that absenteeism (not attending church) was a major problem.
What did people do instead of attending their local church?
People would even travel miles, on foot, to get to another church that was using the old prayer book.
How did people’s financial contributions to the Church change?
More importantly, people stopped leaving money to the Church.
What was the long-term effect of people stopping financial contributions to the Church?
This forced them to reconsider whether the Church could help them in the afterlife.
In the long run, this would severely damage the relationship between the people and the Church.
What was the general inclination of the nobility towards Protestantism?
Most, but not all of the nobility were inclined to support Protestantism.
Who did the Crown rely on to run the country?
The Crown relied on the nobility (lords, earls, etc.) and the gentry (e.g., Sir Francis Drake) to run the country in their various localities.
How did the nobility and gentry interact with the Crown?
They took their orders from the Crown and then controlled their regions.
How did education influence the nobility’s views on Protestantism?
Unlike the peasantry, the nobility and gentry were educated, and the nature of Protestantism encouraged reading and discussion, making them more open to its ideas.
Who was an exception among the nobility regarding support for Protestantism?
John Scudamore was an MP who bought a great deal of land and even Dore Abbey but remained Catholic in his heart.
What was unique about the Throckmorton family?
George Throckmorton stood up against the annulment and the break with Rome but was loyal and raised troops to help defeat the Pilgrimage of Grace.
