Religious Change(s) 1547-58 Flashcards

1
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What religious affiliation was Somerset?

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Protestant

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2
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What was ordered in July 1547?

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That the Book of Homilies and Erasmus’ Paraphrases should be placed in every church

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What three things were churches told to do in 1547?

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The Clergy were told to do their services in English, preach every Sunday and hold an English bible

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4
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What were Catholic churches forced to remove?

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Their superstitious imagery and and statues

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5
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Why was Somerset and his government so cautious about altering religion?

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Henry VIII’s will stated that there were to be no religious changes before Edward turned 18

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What was the Chantries act? When was it?

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Enforced the dissolution of the Chantries in 1547

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7
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What did parliament repeal?

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The Treason act

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8
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Why the proclamations released been January and April 1458 released?

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To limit those who could preach against religion

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What happened in September 1548 that limited the spread of Protestantism?

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The council were forced to ban public preaching

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10
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When was the Act of Uniformity passed and what did it mean?

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January 1549, it ordered the clergy to use a number of protestant acts

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What five acts were detailed in the Act of Uniformity?

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  • Sacraments now consisted of communion, baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial
  • The clergy could marry
  • Singing masses for the souls of the dead was not approved
  • Holy communions and evensong were to be in English
  • The laity could receive both bread and wine at communion
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12
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What 3 Catholic acts remained after the Act of Uniformity?

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  • Fast days and holy days remained
  • The belief in purgatory was neither condemned or upheld
  • Worship of saints was discouraged, not banned
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13
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The Act of Uniformity was supposed to appease the moderate reformists, what didn’t change that made it hard to enforce Protestantism though?

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The laity were not punished for not attending church

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14
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How protestant was England by the fall of Somerset?

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Most Catholic practices had been attacked but any extreme Protestant introductions were faced with opposition

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15
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Did reforms become more radical after the triumph of Protestantism in 1550? Why was this?

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Yeah, they believed they would no longer face opposition for the reforms

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16
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What three campaigns were there for the banning/removal of Catholic images?

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  • July 1547: Royal injunctions ordered the removal of superstitious images
  • February 1547: All imaged were to be removed
  • December 1549: All images were to be destroyed
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17
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Who strengthened their power in 1551?

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Northumberland

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18
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What did Northumberland deprive conservative Bishops of? What did this mean for the bishop majority?

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Their sees (the land they held), this meant there was a Protestant majority

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19
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What happened when parliament in January 1522? Why was this able to happen?

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A large-scale Protestant reformation was introduced

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What did the New Treason Act’s introduction mean?

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It became criminal to question the Royal Supremacy or any church beliefs

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21
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What was introduced under the large-scale Protestant reformation?

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A second prayer book and the Second Act of Uniformity

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22
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Which was a more noticeable move toward Protestantism? The 2nd Prayer Book or the Second Act of Uniformity? Does this mean England was following Protestantism?

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The 2nd Prayer book, it became the basis for all church services. But no, people did still oppose it’s introduction

23
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What had church alters been replaced with?

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Communion tables, Stone for Wood

24
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Was England legally protestant by the death of Edward VI in 1553? Does this mean people also were?

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Yeah. No, many opposed it, following it only because it was criminal not to

25
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Which two areas seemed to take to Protestantism the most?

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London and East Anglia

26
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Was Mary a welcomed leader?

A

Yeah

27
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What religious affiliation was Mary?

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Heavily Catholic

28
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How did Mary view Edwards death?

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As a miracle

29
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What were Mary’s 7 religious aims?

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  • Undo the religious changes since 1529
  • Restore Papal Authority
  • Restore traditional Catholic beliefs and transubstantiation
  • Re-establish the dissolved religious houses
  • End clerical marriage and restore the status of priests
  • Secure Catholicism by marrying and having children
  • Persecute those who did not agree with her
30
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Which two key Catholic figures worried Mary would introduce reforms too quickly?

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Charles V and the pope, Julius III

31
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What did parliament refuse to repeal in October 1553? What did this suggest?

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The act of Supremacy, this suggested an anti-papal feeling

32
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What did Parliament pass in October 1553? What did this do?

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An Act of Repeal. This undid Edwards reforms and restored the faith to that under the Act of Six Articles

33
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What had Mary given up by the end of 1553?

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The title of the supreme head of the CoE

34
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What did Mary do soon after 1553 that faced no serious opposition?

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Used the royal prerogative to suspend the Second Act of Uniformity and restored Latin mass

35
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Why can’t the Wyatt’s rebellion be used to argue against support for Mary’s reforms?

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It was before she did anything major and was mainly rooted in fear of a Spanish marriage

36
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Why did the wealth Protestants do in 1554? How many did this?

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Fled the country, near 800 protestants were said to have lived on the continent to avoid Mary

37
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What did the Royal Injunctions of 1554 mean for England?

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Catholic practices such as holy days were re-introduced but also led to the deprivation of large numbers of marriage clergy

38
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What did Mary try and restore which the 1554 Parliament reject?

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The Heresy laws

39
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What did parliament require before agreeing to the reintroduction of the Heresy laws?

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The promise that former monastic lands would not be restored to the church

40
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What is the Parliamentary rejection of the 1554 Hersey laws more evidence towards rather than an objection to religious change?

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Factional conflicts between Paget and Gardiner and the sanctity of property

41
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When was the second Act of Repeal passed?

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November 1554

42
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What did the second Act of Repeal do?

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Repealed all religious legislate since 1529

43
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How was Mary forced to compromise with Land Owners for the second Act of Repeal? What did this mean for a full restoration of Catholicism?

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She was forced to give property rights to those who had bought church lands since 1536. This meant a vast amount of monasteries could not be reintroduced

44
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When were the Heresy laws introduced? When did the burnings begin?

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1554, 1555

45
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How many went to the stake under Mary and her heresy laws?

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Nearly 300

46
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Why was Cranmer burnt? Why was this a mistake?

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Cramer had committed treason so could have been executed, the burning allowed him to withdraw his renunciations and die a proud Protestant. His courage would have reinforced Protestants opposed to Mary

47
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When did Gardiner die?

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November 1555

48
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Why was the death of Gardiner bad for Mary and her burnings?

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It allowed her to burn more people, but increased the divide between Protestants and Catholics, few people converted

49
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Why were the burnings welcomed by some people?

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It allowed them to sell their produce. It became a spectacle rather than religious execution

50
Q

Where was the largest concentration of Protestants?

A

The south-east

51
Q

Did Mary lay the foundations for a full Catholic restoration?

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Yes, she did many things to allow Catholicism back into England

52
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Was England Catholic by Mary’s death in 1558?

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Yes, people took to the doctrinal reformations quickly. For example, they sang in Latin upon her return to London which was criminal at the time

53
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What was the downfall of the Catholic restoration?

A

Mary was not queen long enough to give a Catholic heir to England