22 January 1552Death of Edward SeymourEdward Seymour Somerset, 1st
Death of Edward Seymour, executed
Historical records for England in 1552, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Edward Seymour, executed
Orders the execution of the Duke of Somerset
Death of Edward Seymour, executed
Edward's uncle and former Lord Protector is executed on Tower Hill after his conviction.
Appointed Lord Protector
Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula
Parliament authorises the revised prayer book and strengthens legal requirements for uniform Protestant worship.
Edward VI's first Parliament, which originally opened in November 1547, reaches its final dissolution.
Edward suffers serious infectious illness during the year; later accounts connect this period with measles and smallpox.
A declaration later known as the Black Rubric is added to clarify that kneeling at communion does not imply adoration of the elements.
The revised and more explicitly Protestant Book of Common Prayer comes into general use.
Appointed Bishop of Lincoln
The new Prayer Book is introduced. Replaces the Prayer Book issued in 1549, ends any compromise with Catholicism
Supports the more Protestant second Edwardian prayer book.
Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Appointed Dean of Lincoln
Teaches a Protestant understanding of the Lord's Supper.
Supports Protestant doctrinal statements under Edward VI.
The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services
Appointed Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 2nd term
The new Prayer Book is introduced. The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services
Welcomes further reform in the Edwardian prayer book settlement.
Mary remains opposed to further Protestant liturgical reform
Convicted on a trumped-up charge of high treason and felon
Convicted on a trumped-up charge of high treason and felon
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