The Prayer-Book Rebellion

The 'Prayer-Book' or 'Western' rebellion, was one of the most important attempts in England to oppose the Protestant Reformation during the reign of Edward VI (1547-53).  Most of the demands of the rebels involved undoing the anti-Catholic church reforms of Edward VI; they wanted to restore the old Latin services, belief in transubstantiation, confession to priests, and the celibacy of the clergy. It is worth considering that many, perhaps most, Cornish men did not take part in the rising, and might not have subscribed to all these demands either.