Civi séance 4

Regency Council

A council established to govern during the minority of a monarch, including figures like Edward Seymour, John Dudley, and Thomas Cranmer.

Battle of Pinkie

English victory in 1547 against Scotland, leading to French intervention in Edinburgh in 1548.

Edwardian Reformation

Shift towards Calvinism in England, with moderates and radicals influenced by Calvin and Zwingli doctrines.

Act of Uniformity

Imposed in 1549, introduced the Book of Common Prayer and made confession optional in churches.

Western Rising

Rebellions in 1549 in Cornwall, Devon, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk against religious changes and enclosures.

Duke of Northumberland

Title assumed by John Dudley after executing Somerset, promoting Protestant reforms and enforcing the Book of Common Prayer.

1552: more radical version of the Book of common prayer

• “mass” replaced by “communion service”

• “the body” and “the blood” replaced by “the bread” and “the cup”

• transubstantiation: “Take and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving.”

The Forty-two Articles

1553 affirmed predestination rejected purgatory, pardons, worshipping and adoration, images as of relics, invocation of saints

Nine Days Queen

Lady Jane Grey briefly proclaimed queen in 1553 before Mary I's ascension, leading to Northumberland's execution.

The Spanish Match

Mary I's marriage to Philip II of Spain in 1554, facing opposition and triggering Wyatt's rebellion in Kent.

Marian Martyrs

Protestants executed between 1555-1558 under Mary I's reign, contributing to a more radicalized form of Reformation.

"Bloody Mary"

Nickname for Mary I due to her persecution of Protestants, with 283 heretics burned during her reign, leading to a negative historical reputation.