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Religious policy - Coggle Diagram
Religious policy
Reforms
Aim: repeal Edwardian reforms, restore Catholic worship & doctrine.
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Oxford endowed → Catholic intellectual hub, new colleges.
Westminster Synod (1555–6): proto-Tridentine reforms (seminaries, residency, clerical education).
20 new bishops appointed → learned, homogenous bench.
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Context of persecution
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Reality: Protestants small minority, limited ability to resist.
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Evangelical communities (e.g., Norwich) collapsed quickly (Holbrooke).
Effectiveness
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Outward conformity widespread (cuius regio, eius religio).
Suggests superficial success, though enthusiasm limited.
Examples of successful persecution elsewhere (Poland, Hungary).
Marian Burnings
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Nature of prosections
Consistory courts: public, with chances to repent.
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