Evidence Of Early English Protestantism

Question 1

Where were there reformers in England?

Answer 1

There were some German reformers in London and the east-coast ports in the 1520s

Question 2

Were there any reformers at an intellectual level?

Answer 2

Yes, there was a nucleus of future reformers based in Cambridge in the 1520s who met for religious discussions at the White Horse
- leading figure in this group was Robert Barnes, who had been converted to Protestantism by Thomas Bilney

Question 3

How and when did Martin Luther attack the Catholic Church?

Answer 3

He was a German monk who challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings on salvation in 1517. His challenge broadened into an attack on papal supremacy. He gained the support of many secular rulers in Germany, who withdrew their territories from allegiance to Catholicism