What Difference Between 1547 And 1559 England Was Almost Torn Apart By Religious Revolution
‘Between 1547 and 1559 England was almost torn apart by religious revolution’ -Assess the validity of this view.
During the period of 1547-1559 there were many fluctuations in the religion of the country. As during Edward VI reign (1547-1553) the religion changed to Protestantism which meant that many changes took place and they were very anti-catholic. Edward changed the succession which claimed that Mary I illegitimate and that Lady Jane Grey should be next in line to take the throne. However Edwards plan failed and Mary usurped the throne from Grey and made the country Catholic immediately. Marys reign was based on the reinstallment of Catholicism to England, the majority of the England accepted but there were still people who refused …show more content…
Between 1547 and 1559 England was faced with numerous rebellions in response to the changes in regimes. During Somersets protection of Edward VI there was a major rebellion due to Somerset introducing the Act of Uniformity 1549 which lead to the creation of the new Book Of Common Prayer. This is known as the Western Rebellion, this caused major problems for Somerset as it showed that the majority of the people were against his regimes and wanted the country to remain Catholic, therefore this shows that England was torn apart by religious revolutions because if Somerset would have not tried to reverse the laws of Catholism the rebellion would have never happened. Another rebellion that was caused by religion was Wyatts rebellion, even though the main motive for this rebellion was due to her marriage to Phillip II of Spain many of the Wyatts urban supporters came from Maidstone which was a Protestant stronghold. Also the rising only occurred in the South which is evidence that it could have been religiously motivated as the majority of the South were Protestants and the Northerners where Catholics. Consequently this proves that England was torn apart by religious
During the period of 1547-1559 there were many fluctuations in the religion of the country. As during Edward VI reign (1547-1553) the religion changed to Protestantism which meant that many changes took place and they were very anti-catholic. Edward changed the succession which claimed that Mary I illegitimate and that Lady Jane Grey should be next in line to take the throne. However Edwards plan failed and Mary usurped the throne from Grey and made the country Catholic immediately. Marys reign was based on the reinstallment of Catholicism to England, the majority of the England accepted but there were still people who refused …show more content…
Between 1547 and 1559 England was faced with numerous rebellions in response to the changes in regimes. During Somersets protection of Edward VI there was a major rebellion due to Somerset introducing the Act of Uniformity 1549 which lead to the creation of the new Book Of Common Prayer. This is known as the Western Rebellion, this caused major problems for Somerset as it showed that the majority of the people were against his regimes and wanted the country to remain Catholic, therefore this shows that England was torn apart by religious revolutions because if Somerset would have not tried to reverse the laws of Catholism the rebellion would have never happened. Another rebellion that was caused by religion was Wyatts rebellion, even though the main motive for this rebellion was due to her marriage to Phillip II of Spain many of the Wyatts urban supporters came from Maidstone which was a Protestant stronghold. Also the rising only occurred in the South which is evidence that it could have been religiously motivated as the majority of the South were Protestants and the Northerners where Catholics. Consequently this proves that England was torn apart by religious