King Edward VI: 1547 - 1553 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What was the legacy Henry left for his beloved son?
1) Personal wealth - taken from churches and monasteries. But despite the wealth, expensive wars with France had left England in financial troubles.
2) Crisis in relationships with France and Scotland.
3) Religious legacy - confusion over position of Protestants and Catholics within England.
Was there a Mid-Tudor crisis?
- Some historians argue that 1540 - 1563 was a period of ‘crisis’.
- They argue that the end of Henry’s reign to the beginnings of Elizabeth’s saw serious problems with governing the nation, its economy and social upheaval.
When was Somerset Lord Protector for Edward?
1547 - 1549
When was Northumberland Lord Protector for Edward?
1549 - 1553
Somerset had personal sympathy with Key Protestasnt ideas. How did he behave towards religion?
He adopted a more cautious approach.
Parliament met in November 1547. What was their aim and what happened?
They aimed to enact religious change, but little actually happened.
The Chantries Act in 1547 abolished the Chantries.
- Chantries were small religious houses that housed priests.
- Their main function was to pray for the souls of the dead, which was a Catholic practice.
- But it was done more to raise money for the war against Scotland than for religon.
The Act of Uniformity, 1549:
Designed to put into place a single form of worship across England.
1) English was to be used as the language of worship.
2) Congregations should be offered by bread and wine (in Catholicism, wine was just for the priesthood).
But Edward’s churches were not quite Protestant. Why?
Other than the language, services were conducted in a fairly similiar way by priests who dressed and behaved the same way.
Additionally, Archbishop Cramner introduced a new Prayer Book setting out the form that services should take - but it was deliberate in its vagueness. It didn’t deny transubstantiation, but it gave the impression it was commemorating the event, reassuring both Catholics and Protestants.
New laws in 1548 - 1549 raised the tax on what?
Sheep and cloth. It was well-meaning, but investigating closures just led to irritation among the rich and poor.
