Religious changes

Question 1

What did Somerset’s visitation in 1547 result in?

Answer 1

The Book of Homilies

Question 2

What did the Book of Homilies change regarding religion?

Answer 2

Made services and the bible in churches turn from Latin to English as well as removing superstitious images

Question 3

What happened in 1547 that increased opposition to religious reforms?

Answer 3

Treason Act 1534 was abolished

Question 4

Name a type of opposition caused by the abolition of the Treason Act in 1547

Answer 4

Attacks on protestant policies through publishing pamphlets

Question 5

How did the council deal with the response to the abolition to the treason act?

Answer 5

They banned all public preaching in 1548

Question 6

What Act passed in January 1549 introduced many protestant practices?

Answer 6

The Act of Uniformity

Question 7

Name two features of the Act of Uniformity

Answer 7

Clergy could marry
Prayers for the dead were ended

Question 8

What increased protestant attacks in 1550?

Answer 8

Second Act of Uniformity which removed typical catholic features such as stone altars being replaced with wooden tables

Question 9

What can be concluded about England’s religion when Edward died in 1553?

Answer 9

England was officially protestant but the population remained relatively Catholic

Question 10

What is there to suggest that the people of England remained Catholic?

Answer 10

Three separate acts were introduced in order to remove superstitious images from churches 1547 - 1548

Question 11

What unrest did the religious changes cause in 1549?

Answer 11

The Western rebellion

Question 12

What were the demands of the Western rebellion?

Answer 12

Restoration of six articles
Mass in Latin
Images to be restored

Question 13

How many will’s were protestant in York before 1550?

Answer 13

Only 2

Question 14

What did Mary proclaim following her coming to the throne?

Answer 14

She would issue religious change cautiously

Question 15

What did parliament pass under Mary that removed Edward’s religious changes?

Answer 15

Act of Repeal

Question 16

How did Mary use royal injunctions to increase Catholicism in 1554?

Answer 16

Removed protestant bishops
Restored holy days

Question 17

When was the second Act of Repeal passed?

Answer 17

November 1554

Question 18

What did the second Act of Repeal do?

Answer 18

removed all religious legislation since 1529

Question 19

What was the compromise Mary had to make with the second Act of Repeal?

Answer 19

She had to guarantee the rights to those who bought church land after the dissolution

Question 20

What evidence is there to show Mary’s religious changes were supported?

Answer 20

There was a large attendance at her coronation but this may not be due to her religion

Question 21

What were the Marian exiles?

Answer 21

800 devoted protestants who left England in 1554 given Mary’s Catholic changes

Question 22

What law saw Mary turn from removing Protestantism to attacking it in 1555?

Answer 22

Heresy laws

Question 23

How many Protestants did Mary execute due to the Heresy Laws?

Answer 23

300, 51 of which were women

Question 24

What did John Foxe write regarding Mary’s burning of Protestants?

Answer 24

The Book of Martyrs

Question 25

How did the heresy laws negatively effect Mary?

Answer 25

The executed protestants were seen as martyrs and admired by those watching the executions

Question 26

What evidence is there to suggest that the burnings were widely viewed events?

Answer 26

Cherry Picker’s from Kent welcomed the executions in their area as they could sell their produce. Executions had to take place in the early morning as to not disrupt too many people