key terms

Question 1

Protector

Answer 1

The term used to describe Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, who was in charge of the kingdom as Edward was too young to rule in his own right.

Somerset’s rule is described as a ‘protectorate’ or ‘protectorship’.

Question 2

Mortal Sin

Answer 2

A sin, which if unforgiven, could lead a person’s soul to be subject to external damnation.

Question 3

Homily

Answer 3

A published reading which could be substituted for a sermon produced by a clergymen.

Question 4

Evangelical

Answer 4

Term used by Historians to describe anyone who favoured further religious reform.

Those who were opposed to further religious reform are usually described as conservatives.

Question 5

Iconoclasm

Answer 5

The breaking of images.

More radical Protestants assumed that images were prohibited because of the wording of the third of the Ten Commandments in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament.

Question 6

Mercenary

Answer 6

Professional soldier who offers his services to the highest bidder.