Re-establishing a catholic church

Immediate Changes, 1553

Royal Prerogative used to suspend 2nd Act of Uniformity and reintroduce mass, most prominent Protestant clergy deprived of their livings, some imprisoned, foreign protestants ordered to leave

First Statue of Repeal, 1553

Removed all religious legislation introduced by Edward, church restored to 1547, cranmer, hooper ridley and other leading bishops arrested, protestant bishops unable to speak in House of Lords, 80 MPs voted against, mass exodus of ~800 Protestants

Royal Injuctions March 1554

Protestant bishops replaced with Catholic bishops, Archbishop of York deprived of his see, services read in Latin and clerical marriage outlawed, all bishops adhere to legislation passed under Henry

Second Statute of Repeal, November 1554

Ended Royal Supremacy and restored Papal Supremacy, all religious reforms passed 1529-1547 removed, those who purchased Church land after 1536 protected, former monastic land held by crown returned to monasteries, but this was tiny proportion to the original

Reintroduction of Heresy Laws, November 1554

Leading Protestants could now be tried for heresy, first burning took place February 1555, 274 burned in total

Pole made Archbishop of Canterbury, December 1555

Pole encouraged Mary to pursue burning, Mary’s popularity rapidly declines

Pole’s Legatine Synod, 1555-56

To improve the work of the bishops, bishops should preach and be more rigorous administering their parishes, new drive to recruit more priests and make sure they were educated

To what extent Catholicism had been restored?

• Restoration of the Pope

• Churches restored to 1529, looks and sound

• A handful of monasteries restored