Sources - Edward Religion Flashcards
EDWARD’S RELIGION
EDWARD’S RELIGION
What % of London and East Anglia were Protestant?
Around 50%
What % of Sussex was Protestant?
27%
What % of Devon and York were Protestant?
Devon - 1%
York - 2%
What was placed in every church in July 1547?
Book of Homilies
What was ordered of churches in July 1547?
To perform church services in English and remove superstitious statues
When was William Body murdered for removing superstitious images from churches in Helston?
5th April 1548
What Act was passed by Parliament in Autumn 1547 which dissolved monasteries?
Chantries Act
When was the Treason Act repealed, appeasing Catholics?
Autumn 1547
What did the repeal of the Treason Act cause?
Radical street preaching
What was the government forced to issue between January and April 1548 which limited public preaching?
A series of proclamations
When was public preaching banned altogether?
September 1548
What did proclamations between February 1548 and February 1549 do?
Removed images in churches
When did the Book of Common Prayer become law?
December 1548
When was the first Act of Uniformity passed? (Exact date)
21st January 1549
After the first Act of Uniformity, what could the clergy be imprisoned for not doing?
Reforming
What were 3 things stated in the first Act of Uniformity?
- Clergy could marry
- Communion in English
- Laity could receive bread + wine at communion
How many sacraments were there in the first Act of Uniformity, appeasing Protestants?
5 instead of 7
What days were allowed to remain, appeasing Catholics?
Fast days and holy days
What were Catholic allowed to do under the first Act of Uniformity?
Worship saints
Where did Bishop Hooper carry out visitations?
Gloucester
Out of 311 clergy in Gloucester, how many could not recite the Lord’s Prayer in English?
10
Out of 311 clergy in Gloucester, how many did not know the 10 commandments?
171
When was Somerset removed in a coup?
Summer of 1549
Who replaced Somerset and took power?
Northumberland
When was the new Ordinal introduced, which revised the procedure for the ordination of priests?
January 1550
What 2 Catholic elements remained in the new ordination service?
- Wear a surplice
- Swear an oath on the saints
What bishop refused the ordinal and declined a role as the Bishop of Gloucester?
Bishop Hooper
Why did Bishop Hooper eventually accept the ordination?
He was imprisoned
What Catholic bishop was deprived of his see?
Bishop Gardiner
What did the new Treason Act make punishable by death?
Questioning the royal supremacy
When was the new Treason Act introduced?
January 1552
When was the Second Act of Uniformity passed?
March 1552
What did the 2nd Act of Uniformity make law?
To use the 2nd Book of Common Prayer
How many people were burned for heresy during Edward’s reign?
2 - both under Northumberland
