AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
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2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
Cranmer, the Prayer Books and the Chantries Act
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Recall questions on the architect of Edwardian reform, the development of his theology and the closure of the chantries.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Besides chantries, what other vestiges of Catholicism were removed under Edward VI?
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Who was the principal architect of doctrinal reform under Edward VI and the author of both Prayer Books?
Model answer
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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How did Cranmer's theological beliefs evolve during Edward VI's reign?
Model answer
His beliefs evolved from a Lutheran position towards more radical Reformed Protestant views influenced by continental reformers.
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What did Cranmer develop in 1553 as a statement of Protestant doctrine for the English Church?
Model answer
The Forty-Two Articles.
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What were chantries, and what did the Chantries Act of 1547 do to them?
Model answer
Chantries were institutions where priests said masses for the souls of the dead; the Act dissolved them, eliminating a key expression of the Catholic doctrine of purgatory.
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What were the consequences of dissolving the chantries for the Crown and for parish-level religious practice?
Model answer
It transferred substantial wealth and property to the Crown and removed a significant source of Catholic religious practice at parish level.
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Besides chantries, what other vestiges of Catholicism were removed under Edward VI?
Model answer
Religious images, altars (replaced by communion tables), and traditional Catholic vestments.
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