Religion/humanism

Question 1

Religious change somerset

Answer 1

• More moderate
• Welcomed radicals to court eg Hooper and Beacon
• Cranmer was Archbishop

Question 2

Injunctions issued

Answer 2

July 1547

Attacked many features of popular catholicism eg images and stained glass

Question 3

Chantries Act

Answer 3

Dec 1547
The crown needed money to pay for foreign policy
Chantries and guilds were abolished and their property was seized by the crown
Further attack on popular catholicism

Question 4

Introduction of the book of common prayer

Answer 4

1549
Imposed a moderate approach to religious reform
It pleased neither Catholics nor Protestants

Question 5

Act of uniformity

Answer 5

1549
Bread and wine was to be offered to everyone in communion unlike the catholic belief that it should be reserved for priesthood
Imposed a single standard of religious worship
removal of remaining conservative ceremonies

Question 6

Northumberland

Answer 6

Continuation of protestantism though more radical
Cranmer became more radical and radicals like hooper and ridley were becoming more influential
EVI was becoming for influential and wanted to destroy catholicism
Churches were stripped of their assets

Question 7

NewTreason Act

Answer 7

1552

An offence to question any of the beliefs in the church

Question 8

Second Act of uniformity

Answer 8

1552

Became illegal for clergy or laity to not attend service

Question 9

Book of common prayer

Answer 9

1552

Removed all traces of catholicism, mass and the significance of eucharist was reduced

Question 10

Evidence of the religious reforms being due to finance

Answer 10

Dioces of Gloucester and Worcester were combined and 2/3 of the worcester estates went to the crown
Churches sold their assets before they were confiscated

Question 11

Impact on society

Answer 11

• Most people accepted religious reform rather than encouraged it
• People stopped leaving money to the church eg in Lincolnshire only 10% of people left money to churches in 1552 this declined from 66% in 1545

Question 12

42 articles

Answer 12

Nov 1552
Produced by Cranmer
Never came in to place as the King died
Firmly established the protestant nature of the official doctrine

Question 13

Prayer book rebellion / Western Rebellion

Answer 13

1549
South west
Rebels wanted to reverse the religious reforms
Described the new book of common prayer as a Christmas Game

Question 14

Humanism

Answer 14

• EVI had, had humanist tutors
• Moderate humanism had been weakened by the divisions in the 1530s
• Humanist influenced reformers were invited to EVI’s England eg Martyr and Bucer