Religious Reform in England The break with Rome was the only Protestant character of the Anglican Church –1539 Statute of the Six Articles--retained priests, sacraments, and symbols of Catholicism

Edward VI England under Edward I was Anglican (Calvin) with a number of dissenter communities –A Book of Common Prayer and The Act of Uniformity provided simpler interpretation of worship –Enacted a series of Protestant reforms –Edward VI had direct correspondence with John Calvin

Protestant reforms under Ed VI Clerical marriage sanctioned Book of Common Prayer was imposed on all English churches –A 42 article confession of faith  Protestant doctrine—justification by faith and Holy Scripture In 1553 Edward died, leaving his Catholic half-sister Mary as queen. She quickly reversed the reforms.

Mary I of England Oldest daughter of Henry VIII Restored England to Catholicism very hostile to Protestants (executes great Protestant leaders (Thomas Cranmer, father’s advisor), hundreds are burned at the stake and others flee to the Continent) Nicknamed “Bloody Mary” marries into militant Catholicism by wedding Philip II of Spain Dies in 1558 with no heir

Elizabeth I of England settled religious differences by merging broadly defined Protestant doctrine with traditional Catholic ritual, later resulting in the Anglican Church –Opposed by Puritans all anti-Protestant legislation repealed and Thirty-Nine Articles is issued in 1563 making moderate Protestantism the official religion of the Church of England animosity grows between England and Spain over dominance of the seas