Edward VI: key terms Flashcards
Reformation
England breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church
The king become head of the church
Iconoclasm
The tearing down and destruction of religious imagery
Many Protestants argued people prayed to the images and statues rather than God.
Chantries
Small chapels where prayers for the dead were said to reduce their time in purgatory
Demolished under Somerset
Dry Stamp
A copy of the royal signature which could be printed on documents and inked over. It was used at the end of Henry VIII’s reign, although used without his knowledge and gave Somerset great powers
Faction
A group of people who have come together for a common political purpose, usually to advance or prevent a particular development
Regency Council
A group of ministers, usually of Nobels and landed gentry, who ruled on behalf of the king until he comes of age
Proclamations
A formal announcement of the monarch, usually for war, peace or emergency measures to deal with a crisis.
They have not been passed by parliament
Visitations
An inspection by a bishop or archbishop to look into clerical standards and the state of church buildings
Ordination
The ceremony by a bishop or archbishop to look into clerical standards and the state of church buildings
Subsistence economy w
here farmers grow just enough food to live on, there is no surplus to live on
Mass
- the celebration of the Eucharist and most important catholic prayer
- a re-enactment of the last supper
= Roman Catholics believe the bread and wine his the actual body and blood of Christ - however protestants believe in spiritual presence = no mass
debasement
lowering the value of currency
evangelicals
very passionate protestants who place great importance on the bible and believe that their faith should be spread to others
