What religious changes did Northumberland introduce?

Question 1

Who was Northumberland?

Answer 1

-John Dudley
-Earl of Warwick

Question 2

When did Northumberland become Lord President?

Answer 2

-January 1550

Question 3

What struggles for power did he face?

Answer 3

-the council contained a majority of religious conservatives who did not trust him
-he brought in his own allies and removed opponents so that he had a protestant majority
-in December 1549 there was a rumour of a catholic plot to remove Warwick
-in January 1550 leading catholic members of the council had been dismissed and Warwick had made himself Lord President of the council
-more protestant privy council
-placed his own supporters in important positions around Edward
-but Warwick had to ally with more religiously radical members who were more protestant

Question 4

What does ‘never trust senior advisors back fully’ stand for?

Answer 4

-new ordinal
-treason act (new)
-second common prayer book
-act of uniformity (second)
-black rubric (never passed)
-forty two articles

Question 5

What was the second Act of Uniformity and when was it passed?

Answer 5

-1552
-imposed the use of the second common prayer book

Question 5

What was the new Treason Act and when was it passed?

Answer 5

-1552
-made it an offence to question the royal supremacy or any beliefs of the church

Question 5

What was the New Ordinal and when was it passed?

Answer 5

-1550
-revised the procedure of the ordination of priests (the ceremony to be followed when clergy were ordained)
-it caused some annoyance due to the swearing of oaths to saints and the need to wear a surplice

Question 5

When was the second Common Prayer Book and what was it?

Answer 5

-1552
-no catholicism in it and it made the country protestant
-it became the basis of church services and had to be used but not everyone agreed with it

Question 5

What was the Black Rubric and when was it proclaimed?

Answer 5

-1552
-instructions in the new prayer book about kneeling->when you kneel you are kneeling for remembrance not because gods are there
-people in communions (communicants) kneeling should receive the holy communion->a signification of the humble and grateful acknowledging of the benefits of christ

Question 5

What was the Forty Two Articles and when was it?

Answer 5

-1552
-was a protestant doctrine

Question 6

Was the Forty Two Articles passed? Why?

Answer 6

-no
-due to Edward’s death