HIST 287 Lecture Notes - Lady Jane Grey, Chantry, English Reformation
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Driven by king and his advisors and pushed down to everyone else. Henry"s support for protestant theology is limited. By the end of henry"s reign, protestantism has arrived in england. Sometimes historians refer to the reigns of edward vi and mary i as a mid- Edward was only nine years old when he was crowned. Authority n a council of 16 men. Edward seymour, later duke of somerset, becomes dominant figure on the council. Somerset gets council to name him lord protector: obtained right to appoint members of the council. Mary was sent to france and married the dauphin (heir to the. Ruins somerset"s plans for her to marry edward instead: 1547 treason act was followed by another act which dissolved the chantries. Destruction of images: symbols in the church (i. e. decoration, paintings, stain glass) 1549: act of uniformity and new prayer book: allows priests marry. In the mass, structure of the ceremony remains the same.
