English Reformation (Part 1)

ENGLISH REFORMATION Our Heritage To the Glory of God, and in grateful commemoration of His servants, Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer…who near this spot yielded their bodies to be burned, bearing witness to the sacred truths which they had affirmed and maintained against the errors of the Church of Rome, and rejoicing that to them it was given not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for His sake…. PSALM 136 Remembering God’s Kindness in History A LITTLE CONTEXT A Political Religious Framework THE TUDORS HENRY VIII 1509–1547 MARY PHILIP II E D WA R D V I HENRY VIII ELIZABETH HENRY VIII 1509–1547 • Tries to annul marriage to Catherine of Aragon (1527) • Act of Supremacy (1534) • Receives male heir (1537) • Interested in control, not reformation THE TUDORS HENRY VIII E D WA R D 1509–1547 1547–1553 MARY PHILIP II E D WA R D V I HENRY VIII ELIZABETH E D WA R D 1547–1553 • Reigns from 9–15 before his untimely death (1553) • Guided by a Lord Protector (his uncle), Edward Seymour • Pushes the church towards doctrinal reformation • Tries to appoint Lady Jane Gray as his successor THE TUDORS HENRY VIII E D WA R D 1509–1547 1547–1553 MARY 1553–1558 MARY PHILIP II E D WA R D V I HENRY VIII ELIZABETH MARY 1553–1558 • A life of rejection: family, politics, relationships • Known as “Bloody Mary” for persecuting Protestants • Prepares the country to welcome back Protestantism THE TUDORS HENRY VIII E D WA R D 1509–1547 1547–1553 MARY 1553–1558 MARY PHILIP II ELIZABETH 1558–1603 E D WA R D V I HENRY VIII ELIZABETH ELIZABETH 1558–1603 • Embraces Protestantism likely for political reasons • Institutes new Common Book of Prayer and 39 Articles • ”Protestant Wind” and preservation of Protestantism GOD’S TOOLS HENRY VIII E D WA R D 1509–1547 1547–1553 MARY 1553–1558 MARY PHILIP II ELIZABETH 1558–1603 E D WA R D V I HENRY VIII ELIZABETH PSALM 136 God brought the English-speaking people his Word, For his steadfast love endures forever. He used the proud arrogance of kings, For his steadfast love endures forever. He moved the kingdom through king’s protectors, For his steadfast love endures forever. He harnessed the wrath of queens, For his steadfast love endures forever. He directed political expediency to his ends, For his steadfast love endures forever. ENGLISH REFORMATION Our Heritage