My British Empire

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The witch incidents in recent years made Edward feel that the religious reform in England was not enough, and Anglicanism had not yet fully occupied the dominant position of belief in England.

There is also a reason for Henry VIII.

It's funny to say that, as the first monarch to implement religious reform, Henry VIII himself was a devout Catholic, and he also disliked Protestantism in his heart.

However, the family deserves to be a generation of emperors, in order to have a male heir, marry a new queen, and forcefully carry out religious reforms.

The first step is to directly collect the taxes paid by the Church of England to the Pope to the royal family.

In the second step, the head of the Church of England is determined by the Pope as the king of England, and the bishops of all regions are appointed with full authority.

After that, it was the king who united all the nobles and began to divide the church property.

According to the agreement reached, six floors belonged to the Tudor royal family, three floors belonged to local nobles and gentry groups, and one floor belonged to those free people, landless peasants, and small landowners.

As a result, everyone in England was happy, and social conflicts were greatly eased.

The Tudor royal family thus occupied a quarter of the land in England, reaching the largest ever.

And the peasant class assigned to land in rural areas gave birth to a new class-Yomannon.

The so-called Yomanong is like the self-cultivating farmers in ancient China. They owned their own land and also leased the land of nobles and squires. Together with artisans, handicraftsmen and small merchants, they constituted the middle class of England.

The Tudor royal family, which made the most profits, continued to sell church property at low prices in order to raise military expenses due to the constant war during Henry VIII, which also contributed to the birth of Jomannon.

In Edward's current period, the land owned by the entire royal family has moved from one-fourth to one-sixth of the country, making it the largest landowner in England.

The manors of the Tudor royal family are dotted all over England, and they are densely packed. It can be said that this is also the basis for supporting the Tudor royal family's absolute monarchy.

Historically, the three kings, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, sold their land whenever they were short of money. By the end of the Tudor dynasty, the land that the royal family had copied from the church was almost sold out.

Of course, Edward is not that stupid. As soon as he took office, he immediately stopped the stupid behavior of selling land.

Relying on selling wine and opening taverns to support the royal family's expenses.

Forehead! Off topic, that is to say, the biggest difference between Anglicanism in England and Catholicism is that its leader is not the Pope, but the King of England.

But once the express train of the Reformation landed, it couldn't get off.

Now the voices of the people of England for the continuation of the religious reform have not stopped, but have intensified.

In this regard, Edward decided to continue the religious reform and not let the express train out of his control.

So, on 1st September 1549, His Majesty the Great King set up a Royal Commission at Whitehall Palace.

The nine-member Reformation group, led by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, was tasked with enacting canon law and priestly discipline.

First, let's introduce the power structure of the Anglican sect. In addition to the nominal head of the king, the Archbishop of Canterbury holds the first power, then the Archbishop of York, and then the bishops of the forty-four dioceses (England and Wales).

So Archbishop Thomas Cranmer actually holds the power of the Anglican sect, and he is also a Protestant.

In return for Bishop Thomas' support of him, Edward appointed him to head the Royal Commission to preside over matters concerning the Reformation.

Bishop Thomas was very happy about this. With excitement, he and other committee members reformed Anglicanism to make it different from Catholicism.

In this regard, on the first day, the Royal Commission discussed the bishop system.

Some people think that we should follow the example of Lutheranism and Calvinism in Europe, and remove bishops. That is to say, bishops will no longer be appointed and dismissed by the king, but elected by ordinary priests.

In this regard, Bishop Thomas, who has always been more radical, chose to remain silent, and some people agreed.

After Edward got the news, he didn't eat any food, and hurried to the Royal Commission to give an impromptu speech.

Edward stood in front of the conference table with a serious face, staring at the group of people in front of him, his eyes were stern, and he warned with a cold air: "Enough, gentlemen, the king is the pillar of the reform of the Church of England, a person who does not belong to the king There is no reason for the existence of the church, and I don’t want you to go further and further down a small road that deviates from the main road, I think this is rugged, difficult, and difficult to succeed!”

After speaking, Edward glanced sharply at the members who proposed to abolish the bishop system, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly.

After that, Edward gave Bishop Thomas a meaningful look, and then left.

Subsequently, these members were removed from the Royal Commission. After a few months, when no one cared about them, these regional bishops disappeared from the world for various reasons, such as falling off a cliff, riding a horse and being trampled to death by a horse. Waiting for all kinds of strange ways to die.

If their proposal is passed, Edward's control over the Anglican sect will be infinitely reduced. A religious organization that is not controlled by the king is the most unbearable for the monarchs.

After leaving a few, Edward changed a few obedient ones, and after he finished his meal, the committee sent a message.

After the unanimous consent of the committee members, Anglican continued to adopt the bishop system of the Sixteenth Ecumenical Council of Constance (1414-1418 AD).

During this meeting, Pope Martin V's prime minister, Bishop Sasque Agunas, announced a new Catholic order: the Protestant order is divided into priests and deacons.

The ranks of priests are: priest, bishop, assistant bishop, diocesan bishop, archbishop, archbishop, and cardinal. The chief assistant deacon, the director deacon, and the prime minister deacon rank seven, known as the "seventh rank of deacon".

Of course, the archbishop and privy bishop, the directors and deacons are currently abolished temporarily, and they can be re-established when the territory expands.

The new canon stipulates that in England and any dependent territories of England, His Majesty the King of England is the sole head and leader of the church, and no one in the church may violate the king's orders.

Any office in the church is and must be appointed by His Majesty the King. The appointment and removal by any organization or individual has no legal effect and is not recognized.