Religious figures under Edward

Question 1

Why couldn’t Somerset provoke Charles V?

Answer 1

He was already at war with France and Scotland

Question 2

Why was Somerset careful with the reforms?

Answer 2

Protestant reformers were in minority in the North, South West and Midlands and Somerset could not provoke a rebellion against the throne

Question 3

The religious situation when Henry dies?

Answer 3

England still largely Catholic but without the pope as the head of the Church

Question 4

What task faced Somerset?

Answer 4

Removing Catholic practices

Question 5

What does Somerset do at first with his policies?

Answer 5

cautious - some policies destroyed, but reformed church never created

Question 6

What religious view was Somerset?

Answer 6

Only a moderate Protestant

Question 7

What were the bishops view on the reforms?

Answer 7

bishops were split over the actions with many opposing changes

Question 8

Religious reform introduced in 1547?

Answer 8

Book of Homilies - providing clergy with model sermons

Question 9

What changes were introduced for Sermons? (3)

Answer 9

• Sermons in English
• Sermons delivered each week
• English bibles were made available

Question 10

What Royal injunctions were introduced 1547-9?

Answer 10

• Superstitious images were removed and destroyed

- Chantries act dissolved

Question 11

What was the councils response to the measures?

Answer 11

Happy with the cautious measures

Question 12

What do 1548 Proclamations attemept to do?

Answer 12

Limit public preaching in an attempt to limit the spread of Protestantism

Question 13

What do the government do in 1549? Why?

Answer 13

Government are in a stronger position so can introduce act of uniformity which encouraged Protestant practices

Question 14

In relation to the clergy what changes are introduced as part of the act of uniformity? (2)

Answer 14

• Clergy could be fined for refusing to carry out new services
• Clergy encouraged to carry out inspections

Question 15

What was the publics response to the changes introduced under Somerset?

Answer 15

• Some small scale unrest in Devon, Cornwall, Hampshire, Yorkshire and Oxfordshire (contributed to Somersets downfall in 1549)
• However, many gentries willingly enforced these changes

Question 16

What could happen now Northumberland was in charge? (2)

Answer 16

• Further steps towards Protestantism would be made

- Parliament could introduce more radical reforms

Question 17

What caused less reistance to religous reforms?

Answer 17

Memories of the fate of the 1549 rebels

Question 18

What caused a change to how priests were ordained?

Answer 18

The new ordinal

Question 19

What happened to conservative bishops such as Gardiner, Ridley and Hooper?

Answer 19

Conservative bishops such as Gardiner, Ridley and Hooper were removed and replaced with reformers

Question 20

Which reforms did Parliament introduce? (4)

Answer 20

• Treason act banned any criticism of the church
• Second act of uniformity
• The second book of payer
• 42 articles

Question 21

What were Edward VI’s beliefs? What evidence supports this?

Answer 21

Edward was a Protestant; reflected in the radical policies of Somerset and Northumberland

Question 22

In terms of Protestant reformers what happened under Edward?

Answer 22

Many Protestant reformers returned

Question 23

What position did John Hooper hold?

Answer 23

Chaplain and later the bishop of Gloucester and Worcester

Question 24

What position did Thomas Cranmer hold?

Answer 24

Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI

Question 25

What position did Nicholas Ridley hold?

Answer 25

Bishop of London and Westminster for parts of Edward’s reign

Question 26

What position did John Knox hold?

Answer 26

Scottish clergymen who were seen as the leader of the Scottish reformation

Question 27

What actions did John Hooper do? (3)

Answer 27

• Enthusiastic to carry out Priest visitations to implement reform
• Criticised other priests for not knowing the origin or content of the Lords prayer / 10 commandments
• Under Mary, martyred as a part of her prosecutions of Catholics

Question 28

What actions did Thomas Cranmer do? (3)

Answer 28

• Helped Henry to break away from Rome and his efforts to divorce Catherine of Aragon
• Cranmer was influential in Somerset and Northumberlands reforms
• Helped when writing the common prayer books, Book of Homilies and 42 articles

Question 29

What actions did Nicholas Ridley do?

Answer 29

• Helped Cranmer write the book of common prayer

Question 30

What actions did John Knox do?

Answer 30

• Influential in the writing of the book of Common Prayer

Question 31

What happened to John Hooper under Mary I?

Answer 31

Under Mary Hooper was martyred as a part of her prosecutions of Catholics

Question 32

What happened to Thomas Cranmer under Mary I? (2)

Answer 32

• When Mary was on the throne he spent two years in prison until he accepted Roman Catholicism in a bid to be released from prison
• In response, Mary burned Cranmer to make an example of him

Question 33

What happened to Nicholas Ridley under Mary I?

Answer 33

Arrested during Mary I’s reign and burned at the stake for his teachings and support of Lady Jane

Question 34

What happened to John Knox under Mary I?

Answer 34

Was able to escape England to avoid Mary’s persecution