Passed by the House of Lords under Henry VIII, this Act (known
as the ‘whip with six strings’ for its severity) outlined six
spiritual conditions of practised religion in England and Wales.
The first article asserted the Catholic principle of
transubstantiation at mass; anyone refusing this was burnt as a
heretic. Refusal to adopt the other five Articles was punished by
hanging. Henry hated Luther and the emerging branches of
Protestantism in Europe, and the Six Articles were fashioned to
suppress Protestant worship.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Six Articles". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 June 2005 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1566, accessed 23 November 2024.]
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