Thomas Cranmer starts work to revise, translate and simplify the breviary (morning and evening services instead of seven daily offices).ġ547: Death of Henry VIII, accession of Edward VI. 1534: Act of Supremacy, recognizing that Henry VIII is rightfully head of the Church in England, enforced by an oath taken by all clergy.ġ538: Royal Injunctions ordering all parishes to buy a Bible in English.
