Edward IV (Somerset)

• When did the Bishop of Rochester denounce the images of saints and the use of holy water?

  February 1547
• As a result of the denouncing of images and holy water, what took place?

  • Acts of iconoclasm in London
  • Royal visitations to examine the state of the clergy and the doctrine practices of the church
• When was the Book of Homilies and Paraphrases issued?

  July 1547
• What was the purpose of the Book of Homilies and Paraphrases?

  To move into Protestantism and support the Lutheran belief of justification by faith alone
• When did the Royal Injunctions to the Clergy take place?

  July 1547
• What was the purpose of the Royal Injunctions to the Clergy?

  All the clergy were told to preach in English with English Bibles, superstitious images would be removed, the destruction of images and stained glass windows, and attacks on the traditional practices of festivals
• What happened in September 1547?

  Most religious images were removed from St Paul's Cathedral
• When was the Chantries Act?

  November 1547
• What did the Chantries Act state?

  It was a continuation of the dissolution of the monasteries and also attacked the Catholic doctrine of purgatory
• When was the Act of Six Articles and the Treason Act repealed?

  December 1547
• When were proclamations issued to dampen Protestant unrest?

  January-March 1548
• What took place in February 1548?

  The Council ordered the destruction of images and stained glass windows depicting the saints as well as the removal of wall paintings
• What proclamation was issued in April 1548?

  Only authorised clergy were allowed to preach
• What proclamation was issued in September 1548?

  There would be no preaching until the new liturgy was introduced
• When was the Act of Uniformity?

  January 1549
• When was the Elevation of the Host banned?

  January 1549
• When was the First Book of Common Prayer issued?

  May 1549