Permanent historical factsheet

Reform of Bible Use

England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1540–1543Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1540

Henry VIII28 July 1540

Government / Government of England

The English Bible is ordered in every parish church

1543

Henry VIII1543

London · Government / Government of England

An Act forbids the laboring class to read scripture

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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