Protestant and Catholic Failure 1547-1553 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Who was in firm control after the accession of boy-king Edward VI?
evangelical sympathises
What are the 3 names for the Duke of Somerset?
- Duke of Somerset
- Edward Seymour
- Earl of Hertford
What are the 3 names for the Duke of Northumberland?
- John Dudley
- Earl of Warwick
What type of policy did Duke of Northumberland pursue after having outmanoeuvred the conservatives under Somserset?
an evangelical policy
What year was the Chantries Act?
1547
What did the Chantries Act 1547 allow the crown to do?
to seize chantries and colleges of protests to appropriate their revenues
What happened to regular confessions of sin?
they were made optional rather than compulsory
Royal orders were sent out, what did they order?(3)
- destruction of all images in Church
- hacking down statues
- whitewashing over painted walls
What did Parliament abolish under Duke of Northumberland?
they abolished all parliamentary legislation against heretical opinions
Cramner led a team to produce what?
12 sets of sermons or homilies
Under who did their government order Cramner who led a team to produce 12 sets of sermon or homilies, to be explained throughout the realm for the people to understand the central themes of the evangelical view of salvation and other guidelines for Christian life?
Somerset
Why was Protestantism in central Europe thrown into disarray in 1548?
due to the victorious HRE Charles V who imposed the Interim of Augsburg; an attempt by the Catholic Emperor to compromise between his warring Catholic and Protestant subjects. However this was extremely limited in concessions to the Protestants
who had Charles V defeated before the Interim of Augsburg?
the Schmalkaldic League
While the Interim of Augsburg was extremely imitated in its concessions to the Protestants; what was a benefit ?
It is considered the first significant step in the process leading to the political and religious legitimization of Protestantism
How did Protestants on the continent react to the imposed Interim of Augsburg under Charles V?
They took refuge in England
What was a bittersweet consequence of the flood of Protestants from the imposed Interim of Augsburg?
this provided Cramner with both welcome advice and unwelcome criticism of his programme
Where was the large scale rebellion located in 1549 against the Prayer Book?
Devon and Cornwall
Who was highly suspicious of Somerset’s religious policy?
Charles V
What had infuriated English evangelicals who had returned from continental exile on Edward VI’s accession?
Cramner’s appreciation of the need for caution meant that the sweeping changes from 1547-1549 were not enough for many reformers
Although there was no mass persecution of Catholics, when were there executions?
following the Western Rebellion 1549
Why could the year of 1550 have been a good one for Northumberland? (3)
as he had defeated Somerset, ended the war with France which meant he was also less diplomatically dependant on Charles V
Who refused to be consecrated in the traditional vestments, regarding them as symbols of the concessions of popery; but who soon conceded with the threat of prison
Hooper
Who is an example of an exiled reformer who Cramner worked with?
Martin Brucer
In what year were alters were ordered to be demolished and replaced by wooden tables?
1550
