Edward VI: Somerset - Religious Changes Flashcards

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What were the main religious changes made between 1547-1549?

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  • 1547 - Six Articles reversed
  • Feb 1547 - denunciation of images in London
  • July 1547 - injunctions issued
  • Dec 1547 - dissolution of chantries and religious guilds
  • January 1549 - Act of Uniformity
  • May 1549 - introduction of Book of Common Prayer
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How Protestant was Somerset?

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  • Seemed to be a genuine Protestant
  • Late convert to Protestantism
  • Welcomed religious radicals like John Hooper and Thomas Becon into his household
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What were the religious effects of the relaxation of press censorship?

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  • Reduction in press censorship supported by the government
  • Led to drastic increase in number of pamphlets and writings against Catholicism
  • Circulated the ideas of Martin Luther and John Calvin
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What is iconoclasm?

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  • The destruction of (religious) images
  • Radical Protestants believed the third of the Ten Commandments meant no religious images were allowed
  • ‘You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above […]. You shall not bow down to them or worship them.’
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When were images in London denunciated?

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  • Feb 1547
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Why were images in London denunciated?

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  • Reflected radical attitudes among churchmen, especially Nicholas Ridley
  • Ridley was supported both within government and by Protestant activists within London who engaged in iconoclasm
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Who was Nicholas Ridley?

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  • Prominent reformer in Edward VI’s reign
  • Chaplain to Henry VIII
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When were injunctions issued?

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  • July 1547
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What injunctions were issued?

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• Attacked many features of popular Catholicism
- Lights
- Images
- Stained glass
- Processions and practices associated with Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday

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When were chantries and religious guilds dissolved?

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  • December 1547
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What were chantries?

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  • Chapels built with money left by rich Catholics
  • In chantries, priests would pray for them, enabling them to get through Purgatory more quickly
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What were religious guilds?

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  • Religious guilds were groups of ordinary Catholics who had done charitable work in their villages
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Why were chantries and religious guilds abolished?

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  • Crown needed money to fund expensive foreign policy
  • These properties were seized by the Crown
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When was the Book of Common Prayer introduced?

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  • May 1549
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What was the Book of Common Prayer?

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  • Official liturgical book of the Church of England
  • Largely written by Thomas Cranmer
  • Written in English
  • Hinted at belief in transubstantiation
  • Compromise between Catholics and Protestants
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When was the Act of Uniformity passed?

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  • 1549
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What were the aims of the Act of Uniformity?

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  • To impose a uniform standard of worship across England to end religious confusion and argument that had been growing since 1534 (Act of Supremacy)
18
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Describe some of the terms of the Act of Uniformity

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  • English was the language of worship
  • Congregations should be offered both bread and wine during communion (breach of Catholic tradition of reserving wine for priest)
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Describe some of the Catholic elements in the Act of Uniformity

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  • Did not create a separate Protestant Church
  • Services conducted similarly to Catholic services (except for language)
  • Priests dressed and behaved the same