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- BFI identifier587297
- Date2000-11-01 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisLooks at the demise of Catholic England and the Reformation including Henry VIII and his infatuation with Anne Boleyn coupled with a desire for a male heir which led to a break with Rome. Considers the break up of the monastaries, the destruction of images and paintings in churches and the role Henry's Chancellor Thomas Cromwell. Also considers the influence of the production of the bible in English and the effects of this accessibility. Covers the religious aspects of the reigns of Edward VI, with a more religiously-inspired Protestant reformation of the English church; Mary, and the restoration of the Roman Catholic church and the effects of Mary's unpopular marriage to the Spanish Philip and persecution of Protestants; and, Elizabeth, and her form of English Church - Protestant-based and restoring the Book of Common Prayer from Edward's reign, but maintaining some of the trappings of Catholicism. Also considers how during her reign Protestantism and Patriotism became more intertwined in English identity. (Synopsis)
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Title
Burning Convictions (Original)
Category
Non Fiction- History of Britain by Simon Schama
Series Work - 791833
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +Burning Convictions
Work - 587297 - 2000-11-01 (Television)
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +Burning Convictions
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