Religion Flashcards
What and when was the Royal Visitation?
1547
- Commissioners were sent to all bishoprics to examine the state of the clergy, and the doctrine and practises of the church
When and what was Royal Injunctions?
July 1547
- Orders were given for all clergy to preach in English and have an English bible and Protestant literature in every parish
When was the Act of 6 articles revoked?
November 1547
When were all images removed from churches and reaction?
Feb 1548
- Little opposition
When was the First Prayer Book?
December 1548
What and when was the Act of Uniformity?
Jan 1549
- Made the Book of Common Prayer the official liturgy
When was the removal of stone altars and replacement by wooden ones?
November 1550
When and what was the New Treason Act?
Jan 1552
- Made it an offence to question the royal supremacy or any articles of faith in the church
When was the Second Book of Common Prayer?
Jan 1552
When was the Second Act of Uniformity and what did it enforce?
April 1552
- Enforced Second Book of Common Prayer and was introduced in every parish in sample within 1552-3
When and what was the Black Rubric?
November 1552
- Explained that kneeling to receive the Communion was for the sake of good order, not out of idolatry
Why was the Black Rubric significant regarding Edward?
Edward personally intervened in this debate
What were the 42 articles?
24th Nov 1552
What were the 42 articles?
Articles were strongly protestant, being based on the doctrine of justification by faith alone and, loosely, on Calvin’s belief in predestination. The 42 articles became the basis for the 39 articles in Elizabeth I’s reign
Key components of the First Book of Common Prayer
- Services in English (More accessible to society)
- Sacraments
- Communion
- Clerical marriage
- No prayers for dead
- Traditional robes
- Transubstantiation
- Fast and holy days
