Edward Flashcards
Edward VI is King
1547
Royal Injunctions are an attempt to promote Protestantism - instructed the Clergy to offer services every Sunday with an English Bible, also had to remove all superstitious images (Iconoclasm)
1547
Edward bans saintly images, stained glass, candles and Catholic Religious Days such as Ash Wednesday
1547
Act of Uniformity laid the framework for a new Book of Common Prayer
1548
First Book of Common Prayer was written in English and had a big issue on transubstantiation (the bread and wine turning into the body and blood of Jesus)
1549
Imposed a 5% tax on personal property and a tax on sheep
1549
Kett Rebellion, East Anglian (Norfolk) rebellion let by Robert Kett, 16,000 men over enclosure and further religious change. Defeated by royal troops (Earl of Warwick)
July to Aug 1549
Western Rebellion/Prayer Book Rebellion (Religious and Sheep Tax grievance.) Rebels held on to Exeter for 6 weeks
June to Aug 1549
Sheep Tax repealed
1550
Debasement had left the silver coinage with 75% copper means they can raise funds
1551
Second Book of Common Prayer in a Swiss form about Justification
1552
42 Articles of Religion coined by Cranmer but never fully implemented
1552
Edward declared Mary and Elizabeth to be illegitimate under his will
June 1553