EVI religion Somerset

Question 1

What was Somersets approach to religion

Answer 1

He was a convert to Protestantism so he acted cautiously towards religion

Question 2

Somersets religious aims

Answer 2

Establish a single form of church service - wanting to change all the services into English
Have Protestantism as the dominant religion

Question 3

Evangelicalism

Answer 3

Describe anyone who wanted further religious reform

Question 4

Feb 1547 of images in London

Answer 4

Denounce images in London - suppress mass
Reason - reflect radical attitudes = churchmen like Nicholas Ridley Significance - Ridley supported within gov + pro activists - London widespread iconoclasm

Question 5

Idolatry

Answer 5

Worship of idols and images

Question 6

Iconoclasm

Answer 6

Destruction of idols and images

Question 7

July 1547 ‘Causious injunctions’

Answer 7

Injunctons issued
Attacked cath practices
Reason - radical attitudes in gov
Significance - attacked pop features of Catholicism (lights, stained glass)
Fear that this would start of Symantec asset stripping of the church

Question 8

Cromwell injunctions 1538

Answer 8

Production of the English bible
This was reintroduced under Somerset

Question 9

Nov 1547

Answer 9

Parliament meet to revoke Act of 6 articles - 1539, etc

Question 10

Dec 1547 Dissolution of Chantries and relirigous guilds

Answer 10

Crown needed money for FP
Chanceries, guilds, etc abolished and property seized by the crown = attack on pop Catholicism

Question 11

May 1549 Book of Common prayer

Answer 11

Reason - uniform approach to religious services
Moderate approach to religious reform

Question 12

Aug 1549

Answer 12

Council reienposed censorship - lead too rebellion
allowed Pleistocene to marry