Edward VI Timeline Flashcards
(16 cards)
When did Edward VI become king?
January 1547
Edward Seymour (Duke of Somerset) becomes Lord Protector.
What was the purpose of the Chantries Act revived?
To dissolve Catholic prayer foundations to eliminate purgatory doctrine and fund wars. 1547
What measures were included in the Vagabonds Act passed by Seymour?
Harsh measures for vagrancy: 2-year servitude, branding (“V”), forced labor for children, and vagrancy defined as 3+ days unemployment.
Later repealed for being too severe; 1531 Act revived.
What key Catholic doctrines were removed by the Act of Six Articles?
Key Catholic doctrines like transubstantiation. repealed in November 1547
What did the Treason Act repeal allow?
Allowed free religious discussion and lifted censorship.
What were some outcomes of the Royal Visitation and religious reforms?
Priests allowed to marry, church decorations removed, and mass in English (Protestant direction begins).
What was the significance of the First Book of Common Prayer?
Introduced moderate Protestant worship in English and standardized Protestant services.
Created by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. introduced in 1549
What did the First Act of Uniformity enforce?
Legal enforcement of the Book of Common Prayer.
What were the causes of the Western (Prayer Book) Rebellion?
Opposition to the new Prayer Book, traditional Catholic beliefs, and social grievances. 1549
What were the causes of Kett’s Rebellion?
Economic hardship, land enclosures, and demand for fair governance—not mainly religious. 1549
What did the Second Act of Uniformity impose?
Stricter Protestantism, making church attendance and the Book of Common Prayer compulsory. 1552
What were the 42 Articles written by Cranmer?
Protestant doctrine: sola fide (faith alone), denial of transubstantiation, etc.
Not fully enacted due to Edward’s death.
What did the Black Rubric Proclamation clarify?
Kneeling during Communion did not imply belief in transubstantiation.
What did the Poor Law Act mandate?
Local contributions for poor relief mandated, with bishops pressuring those who refused to pay.
Signaled realization that effective poor relief needed organized funding. 1552
What happened in July 1553?
Edward VI dies.
What was the outcome of the attempt to install Lady Jane Grey?
The attempt fails, and Mary I becomes Queen—restores Catholicism.
