Religious Change under Edward

Question 1

Who are the key figures?

Answer 1

Somerset and Northumberland.

Thomas Cranmer

Question 2

1547

Answer 2

Parliament repealed Act of Six Articles.

Act to allow Dissolution of the Chanceries- stopped highly C practice- priests and prayers for the dead.

Treason Act repealed- discuss religion freely- allowed radical P and devout C to voice opinions and attack each other.

Question 3

End 1547

1552

Answer 3

Cranmer publishes his first book of common prayer- P rewording and mass in English.
2nd- more radical and P- moved away from Transubstantiation belief and presence of a Jesus.

Question 4

Start 1549

Answer 4

Act of Religious Uniformity- P book of CP compulsory
clergy could marry,
introduction of laws to stop enclosure of land by landlords- brought into religious debate cos seen by Somerset as greedy C landlords denying ordinary rural workers common land. Made Somerset unpopular.

Question 5

1552

Answer 5

Act of Uniformity (sat alongside 2 version of B of CP)- to enforce conformity.
Clergy told to stop wearing bright vestments-plain.
C stone alters- P plain wooden.

Question 6

1553

Answer 6

Cranmer published his 42 articles- descried theology of English Church. Followed Calvinist P ideas.