Sermon of the Plough
Preaches against negligent clergy and social injustice.
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1548 in England
Explore 21 historical events and records for England in 1548.
Historical records for England in 1548
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January
February
Peerage
Created Baron Rich of Leez
Removal of Images Accelerated
Government orders encourage removal of images considered objects of superstition, transforming the visual environment of many parish churches.
March
Order of Communion
A new English Order of Communion is published for use alongside the existing Latin Mass.
Order of Communion Issued
Cranmer's Order of Communion introduces English forms for administering communion while the Latin Mass remains temporarily in use.
June
French Intervention in Scotland
French troops arrive at Leith to support Scotland against English occupation during the Rough Wooing.
Stephen Gardiner Committed to the Fleet
Stephen Gardiner is imprisoned after resisting the religious programme imposed by Edward VI's government and refusing to satisfy the council's demands.
August
Mary Queen of Scots Leaves Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots, leaves for France, frustrating the English policy of securing her marriage to Edward.
Birth of Mary Seymour
Birth of Mary Seymour, daughter of Catherine Parr & Thomas Seymour
Birth of Mary Seymour
Birth of Mary Seymour, daughter of Catherine Parr & Thomas Seymour
Coup
Thomas Seymour hoped to finance a coup by bribing the vice-treasurer of the Bristol Mint, Sir William Sharington who was responsible for debasing the coinage in Bristol and he had been fiddling the account books and keeping the profits
Succession
When Catherine died in childbirth Thomas renewed his attentions to the Princess Elizabeth. Thomas Seymour hoped to finance a coup by bribing the vice-treasurer of the Bristol Mint, Sir William Sharington who was responsible for debasing the coinage in Bristol and he had been fiddling the account books and keeping the profits
September
Burial
Buried in Sudeley Castle
Death of Parr
Death of Catherine Parr, dies in childbirth
December
Succession
By the end of 1548, Thomas plans had been reported to the Privy Council by an informant, the Bristol Mint is investigated and Sharington revealed all
Other events (month unknown)
Catholic Household
Mary maintains Catholic worship in her household despite Protestant reform
Clerical Marriage Restrictions Relaxed
Edwardian reformers move toward recognising clerical marriage, challenging the compulsory celibacy associated with the pre-Reformation priesthood.
English Communion Service
The new Order of Communion begins introducing English prayers and communion in both kinds before the first Prayer Book appears.
Eucharistic Reform
Rejects traditional Catholic teaching on the mass.
Sermons at Court
Preaches forceful reform sermons before the royal court.
Seymour Marriage Ambition
After Katherine Parr's death, Thomas Seymour renews plans to marry Princess Elizabeth, a match that could have given him exceptional influence over the Tudor succession.
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