Religon - Somerset Flashcards
By 1547, how many Londoners were Protestant?
20%
Besides London, where else had entrenched Protestant minorities?
East Anglia, Bristol, Kent
Where did Catholic survivalism remain strong?
The north, Midland counties and in the far south-west
List Somerset’s religious changes in 1547, month and year
Feb 1547 - Denunciation of images in London
Jul 1547 - Injunctions
Dec 1547 - Dissolution of chantries and religious guilds
Denunciation of images in London, Feb 1547
Reflected radical attitudes among churchmen, especially Nicholas Ridley.
Protestant activists within London engaged in widespread iconoclasm
Injunctions, July 1547
Attacked many features of popular Catholicism
- lights
- images
- practices associated with Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday
Dissolution of chantries and religious guilds, Dec 1547
Crown needed money to finance foreign policy.
Significance for ordinary people:
- had underpinned charitable activities, feasts, and celebrations
Book of Common Prayer, May 1549 - radical or moderate?
Imposed a more moderate approach to reform than that which had been followed in 1547
Who wrote the 1549 Book of Common Prayer?
Archbishop Cranmer, who although Protestant himself, was anxious to avoid religious tension
Objectives of 1549 Book of Common Prayer?
- Establish a uniform approach to religious services
2. Translated the services into English
What was the issue with the Eucharist part of the 1549 Book of Common Prayer?
Ambiguous - Gardiner thought it could still imply the acceptance of transubstantiation
Did people like the 1549 Book of Common Prayer?
No, it neither satisfied radicals nor conservatives
How did Cranmer try to encourage the acceptance of the religious changes?
Homily on Obedience in 1547
What did ordinary people fear?
These religious changes would only be the start of a systematic stripping of the Church
