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The Reformation in England was quite different from that in any other country, and the result was not a Reformed Church as such, but there were a number of Reformed elements in its development. This category is an attempt to cover some of these Reformed elements in the Church of England. The Church of England went through a number of stages: Under Henry VIII (1509-1547), the Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic church and Henry became head of the Church, but the reformation was perhaps as much of a political change as a religious one. Under Edward VI (1547-1553)Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury discarded most of the Catholic worship practices to follow many of the Reformed practices. Cranmer was also the chief writer of the Book of Common Prayer and the Forty-Two Articles, a Calvinistic confession of faith. Mary (1553-1558) was strongly Catholic and Protestants were persecuted in England. Many fled to the Continent, where they were warmly received by Calvin and his followers. Elizabeth (1558-1603) was Protestant and made changes in the doctrine, the worship and the government of the Church of England which were a compromise of Protestant and Catholic ideas. The adoption of these changes is known as the Elizabethan Settlement.

Subcategories

• Cranmer, Thomas

Resources in This Category

• Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings

  http://www.puritansermons.com/
  Puritan and Reformed sermons and other writings, many in modern language. Authors include Jonathan Edwards, Richard Baxter, and Samuel Rutherford.

• The Causes of the English Reformation

  http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/361/361-08.htm
  A discussion of causes of the Reformation in general as well as specific causes and reactions in England.

• The English Book of Common Prayer

  http://www.britannia.com/history/articles/prayerbk.html
  A history of the English Book of Common Prayer of 1152 which stressed predestination and the Reformed view of the Lord's Supper.

• The English Reformation

  http://puritanism.free.fr/engref.html
  Extensive links to sites, including the 39 Articles and the Book of Common Prayer.

• The English Reformation

  http://puritanism.online.fr/engref.html
  A number of links to more detailed sources.

• The English Reformation

  http://www.thereformation.info/english_reformation%20Index.htm
  A timeline with links to many details.

• The English Reformation.

  http://justus.anglican.org/resources/timeline/06reformation.html
  Detailed timeline of the Anglican Reformation from 1517-1564.

• The History of Protestantism

  http://www.doctrine.org/history/HPv3b23.htm
  Book 23 of Wylie's work, covering Protestantism in England from the time of Henry VIII.

• The Reformation

  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-reformation/
  Article from the History Learning site in England.

• Westminster Shorter Catechism

  http://www.shortercatechism.com/
  A site with the contents of this document of the 1640's.

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