Mid Tudor Religous Change Flashcards
When were heresy laws restored?
November 1554
How many MP’s voted against the repeal of the Edwardian religious laws in 1553?
80
What did Somerset start to dissolve in December 1547?
Chantries and guilds
Which book, published in 1563, recorded the deaths of protestants during Mary’s reign?
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
In total, how many Protestants were burned for heresy?
289
Which 3 radical protestant Bishops were burned by Mary?
Hooper, Cranmer, Ridley
Where was the proportion of Protestants in England greatest and what was it?
Approximately 20% of Londoners were Protestant by 1547
What did the denunciation of images in February 1547 lead to?
Widespread iconoclasm in London
What did Mary’s first statute of repeal, remove?
The religious legislation of Edward VI’s reign
What issue delayed the restoration of Papal supremacy, and when was this resolved?
Church lands, resolved in the 3rd parliament 1554
What changes were enforced by the more radical revised Book of Common Prayer in 1552
• Removal of
transubstantiation
• Rewriting baptism,
burial and confirmation
ceremonies
• Restriction on
“popish” vestments.
Who was appointed as Papal Legate on Mary’s accession, and became Archbishop of Canterbury?
Cardinal Reginald Pole
What was Cranmer’s Forty-Two Articles of Religion of June 1553 and why were they never implemented?
Defined the essentials of faith of the Church of England. Not implemented due to Edward’s death
What evidence is there that people left less money to parishes under Edward?
Evidence from wills, Northern wills show between 1540-46 70% of people left money to parishes
Why was the 1549 Book of Common Prayer considered “moderate” change?
• Translation of traditional Latin services
• Ambiguous around transubstantiation
