6 - religious policies under edward

Question 1

What religion was Edward?

Answer 1

Protestant

Question 2

religious change phases during Edward’s rule

Answer 2

• 1547: attack on Catholicism
• 1548: lack of official doctrine, uncontrolled radical Protestant activity
• 1549-52: establishment of Protestant worship
• 1553: establishment of a fully reformed Church

Question 3

Why were moves towards a more reformed religion slow during Edward’s rule?

Answer 3

support for Protestantism was weak & there was still a great deal of support for traditional Catholic practices

Question 4

attack on Catholicism (1547)

Answer 4

• Somerset’s policy = slow (only a moderate Protestant)
• bishops divided, most clergy & population opposed
• royal visitation to examine conditions of the Church

Question 5

Why was Somerset’s reformist policy slow?

Answer 5

the country was still Catholic & he was only a moderate Protestant

Question 6

When were the Book of Homilies & Erasmus’ Paraphrases introduced in all churches?

Answer 6

July 1547

Question 7

religious changes in 1547, under Edward

Answer 7

• royal visitation to examine conditions of the Church
• July 1547 -> introduced Book of Homilies & Erasmus’ Paraphrases in all churches
• clergy ordered to conduct services in English, ensure there was an English Bible & remove superstitious images
• chantries dissolved when parliament met
• parliament repealed Treason Act (lifted limits on what could be said)

Question 8

radical activity (1548)

Answer 8

• abolition of Treason Act allowed more radical views
• attacks on altars & images
• pamphlets attacking mass
• govt had to issue proclamations to restore order & limit those who could preach (Jan-April 1548)
• Sept 1548 -> all preaching banned
• more Protestant measures brought in during autumn (position strengthened after victory agst Scots)

Question 9

When was preaching banned under Edward?

Answer 9

September 1548

Question 10

When was the Treason Act lifted?

Answer 10

1547

Question 11

When was the Act of Uniformity passed?

Answer 11

January 1549

Question 12

Act of Uniformity (1549)

Answer 12

• sacraments only at communion, baptism, confirmation, marriage & burial
• clergy could marry
• singing for the souls of the dead was ended
• holy communion, matins & evensong were in English
• laity could take communion in both kinds

Question 13

anti-Protestant religious policies under Edward (1549-52)

Answer 13

• some Catholic practices remained
• new prayer book brought in (moderate nature, but still brought unrest)

Question 14

What was the religious impact of the fall of Somerset?

Answer 14

• religious change increased
• attacks on images increased
• new Ordinal brought in (January 1550)
• conservative bishops removed
• new Treason Act brought in
• stone altars replaced with wooden tables
• Second Act of Uniformity

Question 15

establishment of a fully reformed Church (1553)

Answer 15

• Second Prayer Book & Act of Uniformity introduced (more Protestant than the first)
• removed all traces of Catholicism
• established Calvin’s concept of a spiritual presence (now the basis for all services)
• Forty-Two Articles (outlined doctrine & belief) drawn up but never became law (Edward’s death)

Question 16

What religion was England in 1553, at the time of Edward’s death?

Answer 16

Protestant