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Somerset and Northumberland - Coggle Diagram
Somerset and Northumberland
Somerset
Changes made
The Treason Act repealed the Six Articles as well as heresy, treason and censorship which had stifled debate
Chantries were closed but this was more to do with raising revenue for the war with Scotland
Only after the war was the government confident enough to pass the 1549 Act of Uniformity (enforce dress codes - an argument that had been growing since 1534). Also services were to be in English with a vague new Prayer Book.
The Privy Council hoped the moderate reforms would please/not antagonise both factions, however rebellion broke out in part due to this.
Context
As soon as news of Henry VIII's death reached the continent, exiled Protestants who fled the persecution in the 1530s and 1540s began returning to England.
The reform faction was in control of the government and keen for change, but English bishops were split fairly evenly on whether to support these demands
Radical?
Radical - Prayer book rebellion
Northumberland
Changes made
Treason Act - an offense to question the Royal Supremacy or any beliefs of the Church
Second Act of Uniformity - an offense for the clergy not to attend Church of England services
1552 Prayer Book - no more mass
1553 alters replaced by communion tables
All gold and silver plate removed from churches - partly motivated by economic problems
Context
Changes made under Somerset were met with opposition first, Northumberland's changes were easier to enforce after Somerset's changes
Protestants now controlled the government with Northumberland keen to exploit this. More reformers flooded into England with increasingly radical views. Northumberland was keen to support this in order to secure his support base
Radical?
Radical within his time period but taken in context to what Somerset did, seems it was just moving the reformation along.