Edward VI: The Boy King and the Protestant Revolution · 1547 – 1553
Radical Protestantism: Cranmer and the 1552 Prayer Book
The systematic dismantling of Catholic ritual and the imposition of Zwinglian ideas.
Key Questions
- 1How did the 1552 Book of Common Prayer differ from the 1549 version?
- 2What was the impact of the destruction of altars and images on the laity?
- 3How far had England become a Protestant nation by 1553?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: History - Edward VI: Religious ChangeA-Level: History - The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
Year: Year 12
Subject: History
Unit: Edward VI: The Boy King and the Protestant Revolution
Period: 1547 – 1553
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