Edward IV (Northumberland)

• What took place in November 1550?

  Widespread removal of altars, which were replaced by communion tables
• When was the new Treason Act?

  January 1552
• What did the new Treason Act state?

  It made it an offence to question Royal Supremacy or any beliefs of the church
• When was the Second Act of Uniformity?

  March 1552
• What did the Second Act of Uniformity state?

  • Removed the remaining conservative ceremonies
  • Included the rewriting of baptism, confirmation, and burial services
  • The communion service was changed to a remembrance service
  • Denied the existence of transubstantiation
  • Banned Popish vestments
  • Restricted the use of church music
  • Removed superstitious objects
  • Added the Black Rubric at the end of communion