Edward religion Flashcards
When and what was the Act of Chantries and how do most historians view this
November 1547
Allowed Crown to seize chantries and colleges of priests and appropriate their revenues.
By 1548 they were all gone.
Passed by Henry VIII’s last parliament in 1545 but not collected. Chantries= money collected for prayers for the dead but most historians view Ed’s pusuit of chantries as a genuine attempt to reform rarther than plunder
Who had headed conservative faction for over a decade and who was in from control at point of Ed’s succession
Duke of Norfolk headed conservative faction for over a decade and was arrrested and son, Earl of Surrey beheaded, and escaped death due to Henry’s death. At time of succession evangelical sympathisers were in firm control.
By which year had all chantries and colleges of priests been destroyed
1548
How was the clergy’s seperation in status from laity undermined
By allowing clerics to marry and by making regualr confession of sin (one of main forms of clerical control pf laity) optional rather than compulsory
Which objects were destroyed after Royal Orders for destruction of all images in church. What did this represent
Hacking down of statues, whitewashing over wall-paintings. Represented an offically-sponsered campaign of conscious vandalism without precedent in Christian church. Much old ceremonial was abolished.
How many chantries were destroyed following 1547 act
Over 3000
When was the First Prayer Book intrduced and what did it do and how did people feel about it.
Introduced in December 1548
First Book of Common Prayer - services in English instead of traditional Latin; traditional robes in church; no prayers for the dead; allowed clerical marriage. Many unhappy with this as it was a fudge and was neither catholic nor protestant.
What was the Book of Homolies and Paraphrases. When was it established and by what year had it been implemented in most parish churches
Book of Homilies & Paraphrases was introduced in 1547 - Book of model sermons (homolies) and Erasmus’ paraphrases of New Testiment written by Cranmer, established in almost all parish churches by 1549.
Included some Prot sermons eg one on justification by faith alone
Which event in 1548 made Cranmer’s religious policy an international and national concern
1548 Interim of Augsburg imposed by HRE Charles V attemped to achieve a compromise between his warring Prot and Cath subjects. Gave extremelly limited concessions to Prots, and refugees from its enforement of the Interim fled to Eng, providing Cranmer with both welcome advice and unwelcome criticism.
Problems faced by Cranmer and Ed’s gov due to internation scale of religious policy after 1548
1) National level: Task of completing and uncompromised Reformation, while not provoking desperate violence from large part of populations vs his aims. Difficulty revealed by rebellion 1549 in Devon and Cornwall
Reason for and scale of 1549 rebellion in Devon and Cornwall
Large-scale rebellion due to intro of 1st prayer book.
Its messy and prolonged suppression contributed to Somerset’s downfall.
1547 Treason Act significance
Treason Act Repealed - removal of old heresy, treason and censorship Laws; allowed free discussion of religion and therefore lead to the rapid spread of radical ideas from Europe.
Able to speak on religion without fear of arrest or imprisonment and could use printing press freely.
Describe the result/ impact of the 1547 Royal Visitation
After commisioners sent to examine state of clergy and doctirine and practices of church, resulted in espiscopal authority being suspended until visitation had been fully complete in autumn 1547.
Who objected to the book of homilies and paraphrases and what was consequence
Gardiner and Bonner
Both were imprisoned
When was the Repeal of Act of Six Articles
4 Nov- 24 Dec 1547
