Mary tudor religion Flashcards
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Changes in legislation
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- first act of repeal -1553
- second act of repeal - 1555
- Reintroduction of heresy laws
- Training + supervision of parish priests
- New editions of the Prayer Book + Bible
- Churches were to be decorated + music reintroduce in church services
2
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First act of Appeal
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- parliament met in oct 1553
- parliament passed the law
- This scrapped all religious legislation approved during Edward VI’s reign
Edward VI reign
3
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second act of repeal
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- parliament met again in 1555
- they passed the law
- The act abolishes all doctrinal legislation passed since 1529
–> Including the Act of Supremacy - so the pope was reinstated as head of the church
4
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reintroduction of heresy laws
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- heresy was regarded as a religious and civil offence amounting to treason and further execution
5
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Why was training + supervision of parish priests needed?
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- To ensure the stability of Catholicism
6
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Explin New editions of the Prayer Book + Bible
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- were issued for guidance
- The new Protestant prayer books written by Archbishop Cranmer were banned
7
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what was done to bring back catholic traditions
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- Churches were to be decorated + music reintroduce in church services
8
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what happened with the parish priests
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- priests who were married were ordered to either give up their families or lose their jobs
9
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how many married priests were separated from their families
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2000
10
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when did execution begin
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Feb 1555
11
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why did Mary burn Protestant’s
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- she believed that it was necessary to cleanse the country of protestants
11
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how many suspected protestants were burned
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- About 300
12
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what happened to Thomas Cranmer
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- He was burned at stake in 1556
- In the Centre of Oxford
- he had originally recanted his support and belief in Protestantism
- but withdrew his recantation and decided to stand on his religious convictions
