The rebellion against Edward VI's Protestant Reformation

This clip describes the uprising against Edward VI's Protestant Reformation and its brutal suppression. The message was clear: Catholicism would not be tolerated. The clip also examines how much Edward’s Reformation was really accepted. Were people changing their minds through genuine religious conviction or just fear?

13 August 2012

4 minutes

This clip is from

The Battle for Britain's Soul—Reformation

The position of Catholics under Elizabeth I
Duration: 03:30
The persecution of Protestants under Mary I
Duration: 02:05
Edward VI attacks the belief in purgatory
Duration: 03:12
Queen Mary I's reintroduction of Catholicism
Duration: 05:07

Was the Glorious Revolution glorious?—War
Duration: 02:02
The Gunpowder Plot—War
Duration: 00:56
Charles I's policies on religion—War
Duration: 04:28
Religious division in England in the early 1600s—War
Duration: 03:46