Book of Common Prayer promulgated (1549)

Timeline

1. 1548–1549Westminster · LondonThomas Cranmer had begun liturgical reform in the late reign of Henry VIII, completing the first English Book of Common Prayer text between 1548 and 1549. In January 1549, Parliament passed the Act of Uniformity, requiring all parishes nationwide to use the book.
2. 1549English parishes · EnglandOn Pentecost, June 9, 1549, all parishes were required to hold services using the English Book of Common Prayer, replacing the traditional Latin Mass and various local rites. This marked the formal establishment of the Church of England's liturgical system.
3. 1549Cornwall and Devon · EnglandThe Book of Common Prayer met strong resistance in Cornwall, Devon, and elsewhere, where people saw English services as an infringement on traditional faith and local language and culture; it quickly escalated into armed rebellion, forcing the government to deploy troops to suppress it.