Religious and Ecclesiastical policies under Edward

Question 1

Who wrote Book of Homilies 1547?

Answer 1

Written mainly by Cranmer

Question 2

Contents of Book of Homilies? (2)

Answer 2

• Contained 12 sermons (strong links to the belief all men were sinners and they were saved only by ‘faith’ in God)
• Men couldn’t be redeemed by acts as believed in Catholicism

Question 3

What was the Repeal of the Act of Six articles?

Answer 3

Edward VI repealed the Act of Six Articles which had been passed by Henry VIII

Question 4

What did the Repeal of the Act of Six articles lead to?

Answer 4

The churches in England essentially having a Catholic character at its core

Question 5

What new ideas were included in the Act of Six articles? (3)

Answer 5

Beliefs in:

• Transubstantiation
• Celibacy of the clergy
• Private masses

Question 6

What information was included in the first book of Common Prayer?

Answer 6

Information preserving traditional Catholic beliefs about Communion

Question 7

When was the second book of Common Prayer released?

Answer 7

January 1552

Question 8

Who wrote the second book of Common Prayer?

Answer 8

Thomas Cranmer

Question 9

Key features of the first Act of uniformity: (5)

Answer 9

• Clergy allowed to marry
• No masses to be sung for the dead
• Only 5 sacraments
• Communion, matins and evensong in English
• Laity to receive bread and wine at communion

Question 10

What remains the same when the first act of uniformity is released? (3)

Answer 10

• Fasts and Holy Days remained the same
• No comment on the Catholic beliefs about Purgatory
• Worship of Saints discouraged but not banned

Question 11

Key features of the 1552 Second Act of Uniformity: (2)

Answer 11

• Every person was required to attend church on a Sunday

- Forced to use the Second book of prayer

Question 12

Who wrote the 42 articles?

Answer 12

Thomas Cranmer

Question 13

Key features of the 42 articles:

Answer 13

Reinforced the Protestant nature of the Church of England

Question 14

Why were the 42 articles never succesful?

Answer 14

They never became law due to the death of Edward VI

Question 15

Other orders within the Book of Homilies? (3)

Answer 15

• Book of Homilies to be placed in every church
• Services conducted in English
• English Bible in every church

Question 16

What information was included in the second book of Common Prayer? (3)

Answer 16

• The abolishment of the word mass
• Replaced altars with communion tables
• Changed the vestments of priests

Question 17

Who wrote the second book of common prayer?

Answer 17

Thomas Cranmer

Question 18

When was the book of homilies introduced?

Answer 18

July 1547

Question 19

When was the first book of Common Prayer released?

Answer 19

December 1548

Question 20

When was the first act of uniformity released?

Answer 20

January 1549

Question 21

When was the second act of uniformity released?

Answer 21

March 1552

Question 22

When were the 42 articles released?

Answer 22

November 1552

Question 23

Up until late 1548 what was Edward trying to do within the church?

Answer 23

Remove old Catholic elements

Question 24

From late 1548 up until his death what was Edward trying to do with the church?

Answer 24

Establish a protestant form of worship and belief

Question 25

In regard to the old Catholic church what has happened by 1548?

Answer 25

Majority of the old Catholic church has been dismantled

Question 26

When was the Act of Six articles repealed?

Answer 26

1547

Question 27

When was the Chantries Act released?

Answer 27

Nov 1547

Question 28

When was the Treason Act Repealed?

Answer 28

1547-8

Question 29

When was the first royal injunction passed?

Answer 29

July 1547:

Question 30

What was ordered within the first royal injunction?

Answer 30

Ordered the removal of superstitious images

Question 31

When was the second royal injunction passed?

Answer 31

Feb 1548

Question 32

What was ordered within the second royal injunction?

Answer 32

All images ordered to be removed

Question 33

When was the third royal injunction passed?

Answer 33

Dec 1549

Question 34

What was ordered within the third royal injunction?

Answer 34

Proclamation ordered the destruction of the remainder of the images

Question 35

What was passed in Jan 1550?

Answer 35

New Ordinal of the Priests

Question 36

What was ordered within the New Ordinal of the Priests?

Answer 36

The new Ordinal resulted in a change to the way in which priests were ordained

Question 37

Why was Bishop Hooper unhappy with the New Ordinal of the Priests? (2)

Answer 37

• Priests had to swear an oath to the saints

- The priest also had to wear a surplice

Question 38

What was passed in Jan 1552?

Answer 38

New Treason Act

Second Book of common prayer

Question 39

What was ordered within the New Treason Act?

Answer 39

The new act made it an offence to question the royal supremacy of any beliefs of the church

Question 40

What happened following the treason act’s repeal? (2)

Answer 40

Radical religious discussions occurred

Radicals also demanded more radical reforms

Question 41

What happens as part of the first treason act? Evidence

Answer 41

Greater opposition occurs: Pamphlets were published against mass and destruction of altars and images

Question 42

Why is the treason act short-lived?

Answer 42

A series of proclamations had to be made in 1548 to limit public preaching to halt the spread of Protestantism