Act of Uniformity 1549
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The Act of Uniformity 1549 (citation 2 & 3 Edward VI, c. 1) established the Book of Common Prayer as the sole legal form of worship in England. Up until 1549 churches in England had continued to use the Latin-language missal with slight alterations.
The Act was highly controversial and only just passed into law, with the 18 bishops present in the House of Lords voting 10 to 8 for the Act. Hostility to this Act and to the new prayer book led to rioting in some areas of the country, and a major uprising in Cornwall and the South West of England. In 1552 a new Act of Uniformity was passed introducing the revised Book of Common Prayer.
[edit] See also
- Prayer Book Rebellion (1549 Cornish uprising)
