• The Reign of Edward VI sSaw a Definite Hardening of Religious Ppolicy

     

    Essays3 Religion

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Published: 01.01.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Reign of Edward VI sSaw a Definite Hardening of Religious Ppolicy', 1.
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  • Essays 'The Reign of Edward VI sSaw a Definite Hardening of Religious Ppolicy', 3.
Extract

The reign of Edward VI saw great religious upheaval from a Protestant religion that was Catholic in nature to a more clearly defined and radical quasi-Calvinism. In that sense religious policy hardened. But the policies and ideal never became deeply entrenched and accepted throughout the country and often only existed to serve the interests of those who enacted them, and not the future stance of the church. Under Somerset the changes involved merely creating a Protestant facelift, and only under Northumberland did sweeping radical changes emerge. …

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