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To what extent was government under Edward VI effective? - Coggle Diagram
To what extent was government under Edward VI effective?
FOREIGN POLICY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY
Northumberland
Northumberland's economic policy was more strategic and moderate,
Somerset
Somerset's socio-economic policy such as that Vagrancy Act, which punished vagrants harshly - they were branded even! This was widely unsuccessful as it was incredibly unpopular, and it was later repealed
Somerset also made little progress
RELIGION
Northumberland
The Book of Prayer 1552
included changes such as...
Removal of remaining 'conservative' ceremonies
Rewriting of baptism, confirmation and burial ceremonies
Radical reform of communion service, including replacement of wafer by ordinary bread
Ban on use of 'popish' vestments
Restriction on use of church music
These policies were fairly radical in response to the radicalism of Cranmer and wider political context.
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Somerset
Feb 1547 - Denunciation of images in London
(reflected radical attitudes among churchmen, especially Nicholas Ridley). Ridley was supported both within government and by Protestant activist within London who engaged in widespread iconoclasm.
July 1547 - Injuctions issued (reflected radical attitudes in government)
Attacked many features of popular Catholicism, such as lights, images, stained glass, processions and practices associated with Candlemas, Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday
Dec 1547 - Dissolution of chantries and religious guilds
(crown needed money to pay for expensive foreign policy) Chantries, guilds, and lay brotherhoods abolished and their property seized by Crown. This represented a further attack on popular Catholicism.
May 1549 - Introduction of Book of Common Prayer
(Need for uniform approach to religious services) Imposed a more moderate approach to religious reform than that which had been followed in 1547
Somerset's religious changes clashed the violence and the hatred of the people