Edward’s religious settlement

Book of homilies and paraphrases

July 1547

• book of model sermons, included Lutheran beliefs

• Gardiner and bonner imprisoned for their objections

• Books established in most churches by 1549

Black rubic controversy

1552 - hardcore Protestants protested to the idea of kneeling during the Eucharist service, calling it adoration over reverence

• Edward clarified its importance but stated it wasn’t necessary

Royal injunctions

July 1547

• orders for clergy to preach in English

• Superstitious images to be removed

Chantries act

November- December 1547

• condemned prayers to the dead (penance)

• Dissolved all chantries

Act of six articles repealed

1547

• reversed Henry’s six articles, left England without an official church doctrine

Treason acts repealed

1547

• Removed heresy, treason and censorship laws

• Left the country in disarray, government unable to stop the distraction of religious altars/ attacks on catholic practice

Proclamations on practice

1548 - jan to sept, included:

• Only authorised clergy alloud to preach

• Dampening of prot fevour - transubstatistion still in force

First prayer book

Cranmers official manual outlining services

Act of uniformity

1549 - first prayer book made official liturgy

• effectively enforced, apart from small pockets (western rebellion)

Removal of all laws against clerical marriage

November 1549

2nd book of common prayer

1552

• produced by Cranmer

• Removed all traces of catholism, such as penance and priestly vestments

• Wasn’t radical enough for some reformers

2nd act of uniformity

1552

• enforced second book of common prayer

• Became an offense to not attend church services

42 articles submitted

• issued by government in June 1553, but never became parliamentary law

• Strongly Protestant, based on Calvinist ideas