Edward VI: Somerset - Religious Changes Flashcards
1
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What were the main religious changes made between 1547-1549?
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- 1547 - Six Articles reversed
- Feb 1547 - denunciation of images in London
- July 1547 - injunctions issued
- Dec 1547 - dissolution of chantries and religious guilds
- January 1549 - Act of Uniformity
- May 1549 - introduction of Book of Common Prayer
2
Q
How Protestant was Somerset?
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- Seemed to be a genuine Protestant
- Late convert to Protestantism
- Welcomed religious radicals like John Hooper and Thomas Becon into his household
3
Q
What were the religious effects of the relaxation of press censorship?
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- Reduction in press censorship supported by the government
- Led to drastic increase in number of pamphlets and writings against Catholicism
- Circulated the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin
4
Q
What is iconoclasm?
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- The destruction of (religious) images
- Radical Protestants believed the third of the Ten Commandments meant no religious images were allowed
- ‘You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above […]. You shall not bow down to them or worship them.’
5
Q
When were images in London denunciated?
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- Feb 1547
6
Q
Why were images in London denunciated?
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- Reflected radical attitudes among churchmen, especially Nicholas Ridley
- Ridley was supported both within government and by Protestant activists within London who engaged in iconoclasm
7
Q
Who was Nicholas Ridley?
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- Prominent reformer in Edward VI’s reign
- Chaplain to Henry VIII
8
Q
When were injunctions issued?
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- July 1547
9
Q
What injunctions were issued?
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• Attacked many features of popular Catholicism
- Lights
- Images
- Stained glass
- Processions and practices associated with Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday
10
Q
When were chantries and religious guilds dissolved?
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- December 1547
11
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What were chantries?
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- Chapels built with money left by rich Catholics
- In chantries, priests would pray for them, enabling them to get through Purgatory more quickly
12
Q
What were religious guilds?
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- Religious guilds were groups of ordinary Catholics who had done charitable work in their villages
13
Q
Why were chantries and religious guilds abolished?
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- Crown needed money to fund expensive foreign policy
- These properties were seized by the Crown
14
Q
When was the Book of Common Prayer introduced?
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- May 1549
15
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What was the Book of Common Prayer?
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- Official liturgical book of the Church of England
- Largely written by Thomas Cranmer
- Written in English
- Hinted at belief in transubstantiation
- Compromise between Catholics and Protestants
