The Edwardian reformation

introduction

• aged 9 - 1547

• influenced by protestant tutors

Phase 1 Destruction (1547–1549)

• Commissioners' Visitations

• Chantries Act (1547)

introduction

• aged 9 - 1547

• influenced by protestant tutors

Phase 1 Destruction (1547–1549)

• Commissioners' Visitations

• Chantries Act (1547)

Commissioners' Visitations

• clergy and church practices

• introduced protestant literature

Chantries Act (1547)

• 3000 chantries, 90 colleges, 110 hospitals

• prayers for the dead

• money

Phase 2: Restraint

mainly stuff that’s already been brought up

Phase 3: Formation of Protestant Identity

• first book of common prayer (1548)

first book of common prayer (1548)

• Cranmer

• included..

• 1549 uniformity act

• caused resistance

Phase 4: Radical Reformation (1550–1553)

• second act of uniformity (1552)

• second act of common prayer (1552)

• 42 articles in (1553)

second act of uniformity (1552)

• attendance to church

• fines

second act of common prayer (1552)

• no catholic elements

1553 42 articles

• Cranmer

• basis for 39 articles

1553 succession crisis

• devyse for the succession

• Mary’s triumph

Devyse for the succession

• prevent catholic restoration

• named LJG as heir

Mary’s triumph

• public and political support

• LJG = 9 days

support for edwards reform

• Enthusiastic Protestant minorities in London and East Anglia.

• General indifference from most of the population, with elites favouring reform due to vested interests in property and wealth.

resistance to edwards reform

• Western Rebellion (1549) opposed the First Prayer Book.

• Kett’s Rebellion (1549) demanded deeper reforms.