Mid Tudor Crisis (Religion) (unfinished)

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  • 1547

    Treason Act repealed

    Meant radicals were free to discuss and demand more radical reforms as restrictions on what could be said were lifted resulting in even more radical views and unrest. The Government struggled to control the excess of attacks & so issued a series of proclamations between January & April 1548 to restore order and limit those who could preach. But it appears that the impact of these were limited as in September 1548, the Council had to ban all public preaching, limiting the spread of Protestantism
  • Jan 1, 1547

    Book of Homilies to be placed in every Church

  • 1547

    Chantries Act

    This act closed down chantries places where masses for the souls of the dead were said.
    It was said that they were closed due to an attack on superstition but it is more probable that the reason was to raise funds for a war with Scotland
  • Period: 1547 to 1551

    Debasement of coinage

    Debasement of coinage which started under Henry VIII continues under Edward and finally ends in 1551
  • Jan 28, 1547

    Edward ascends to the throne after the death of Henry VIII

  • Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553

    Edwards Reign

  • Jan 30, 1547

    Edward Seymour elected Lord Protector

  • Period: Jan 30, 1547 to Oct 13, 1549

    Edward Seymour Lord Protector

  • Jul 1, 1547

    Royal Injunction

    order removal of superstitious images
  • Feb 1, 1548

    All images in churches to be removed

  • 1549

    English Prayer Book published

  • Jan 1, 1549

    First Act of Uniformity passed

    Act stated:
    - Sacraments now consisted of just communion, baptism, confirmation, marriage and burial
    - Clergy allowed to marry
    - Singing masses for souls of the dead not approved
    - Holy communion, matins, and evensong were to be in English
    - Laity could receive both bread and wine at communion However, didn't mean that all Catholic practices gone.
    - Fat days and a number of Holy days remained
    - Belief in Purgatory neither upheld nor condemned
    - Worship of saints not banned just discouraged
  • Jun 6, 1549

    Start of Western Prayer book Rebellion

  • Jul 8, 1549

    Kett's rebellion begins

  • Aug 17, 1549

    End of Western Prayer Book Rebellion

  • Dec 1, 1549

    First Book of Common Prayer unveiled

  • Dec 1, 1549

    Proclamation orders the destruction of the remainder of images

  • Jan 1, 1550

    New Ordinal (and Hooper situation)

    Revised the procedure for ordination of Priests. However this didn't satisfy Hooper who was annoyed by the swearing of an oath to saints and the need to wear a surplice. It resulted in a battle with Ridley and Cranmer that lead to Hooper declining the post of Bishop of Gloucester and being imprisoned for failure to stop preaching.
  • Feb 21, 1550

    Northumberland becomes Lord President of the Privy Council

  • Period: Feb 21, 1550 to Jul 6, 1553

    Northumberland as Lord President of the Privy Council

  • 1552

    Second Book of Prayer published

  • 1552

    New Treason Act

    Made it an offence to question Royal Supremacy or at articles of faith in the Church
  • 1552

    Second Act of Uniformity

    Enforced the second book of common prayer, and it became an offence for both clergy and laity to not attend CofE services
  • 1553

    Duke of Northumberland executed

  • May 1, 1553

    Edward Issues 'device for succession'

  • Jun 1, 1553

    Edward revises 'Devise for the Succesion'

  • Jul 6, 1553

    Edward VI dies

  • Jul 10, 1553

    Jane proclaimed Queen and Mary marches to London to take throne

  • Period: Jul 19, 1553 to Nov 17, 1558

    Mary's reign

  • Aug 16, 1553

    Mary's Proclamation on religion

    Mary sets out her intention to observe Catholicism and he desire that all of England be Catholic, however states that she wouldn't force anyone to become Catholic, although she does ban the terms 'papist' and 'heretic'. She also says that printers can't publish books and ballads in English which discuss 'controversial religious teachings' without her express permission.
  • Aug 23, 1553

    Altar and cross set up at St Nicholas Cole Abbey

    Mass was also said and 6 other churches followed this practice in the Capital the next day
  • Sep 1, 1553

    Arrest of Cranmer, Latimer, Hooper and Ridley

  • Sep 1, 1553

    1st act of repeal passed

    Restored the religious situation to that of 1547 under the Act of six articles
  • Oct 1, 1553

    Parliament refuses to repeal Act of Uniformity

    This suggests that despite Mary's apparent popularity due to her warm welcome to London there were still some Anti-papal feelings
  • Dec 7, 1553

    Marriage treaty between Mary and Philip presented to Parliament

  • Jan 1, 1554

    Marriage treaty between Mary and Philip approved

  • Period: Jan 26, 1554 to Feb 6, 1554

    Wyatt Rebellion

  • Jul 24, 1554

    Mary marries Philip

  • Nov 1, 1554

    Second Act of Repeal

    Undid all anti-Papal legislation since 1529
  • Nov 1, 1554

    Sentence of excommunication removed from England

  • 1555

    Bishop Bonner's Book of Homilies is published

  • Feb 4, 1555

    Burning of John Rogers

    John Rogers becomes the first English Protestant Martyr when he was burned under the heresy laws
  • Oct 16, 1555

    Burning of Latimer and Ridley

    Bishops Ridley and Latimer were burned in Oxford for heresy
  • Nov 13, 1555

    Cranmer deprived of see of Canterbury

    Replaced by Reginald Pole in December
  • Feb 1, 1556

    12 Decrees issued by London Synod

    The London Synod issued the Twelve Decrees on clerical discipline and the Benedictine House (monastery) at Westminster was re-established
  • Mar 21, 1556

    Cranmer burned at the Stake

  • Mar 22, 1556

    Pole consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury