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Old Service Books Ordered Surrendered

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

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1551Date range
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1551

Edward VI8 June 1551

England · House / House of Tudor

Edward orders bishops to collect and destroy obsolete Latin service books that might encourage restoration of pre-Reformation worship.

Names involved

Edward VI

Provenance

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