1532-1541 Partial toleration—Difficulties concerning the Abbey lands 439 1548 The Interim—Sacerdotal marriage tolerated 441 1552 The Reformation established by the Transaction of Passau 443 XXVI.—THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. Conservative tendencies of England 444 1500-1523 John Colet and Sir Thomas More 445 1524 Difficulties of the situation—Wolsey undertakes the destruction of monachism 447 1528 General suppression of the smaller houses 448 1532 Henry VIII.’s quarrel with Rome 449 1535 General visitation of monasteries, and suppression of most of them 451 Popular opinions—The Beggars’ Petition 453 1536 Popular discontent—The Pilgrimage of Grace 455 1537-1546 Final suppression of the religious houses 456 Fate of their inmates 460 1535-1541 Irish monastic establishments destroyed 461 Henry still insists on celibacy 461 Efforts to procure its relaxation 463 1537 Uncertainty of the subject in the public mind 465 1539 Henry’s firmness—Act of the Six Articles 466 Persecution of the married clergy 469 1540 Modification of the Six Articles 471 1547 Accession of Edward VI.—Repeal of the Six Articles 472 1548-1549 Full liberty of marriage accorded to the clergy 473 Armed opposition of the people 474 1552 Adoption of the Forty-two Articles 475 Difficulty of removing popular convictions 476 1553 Accession of Queen Mary—Legislation of Edward repealed 477 1554 The married clergy separated and deprived 478 Suffering of the clergy in consequence 480 England reconciled to Rome—Church lands not recalled 482 1555 Cardinal Pole’s Legatine Constitutions 483 1557 More stringent legislation required—Revival of the old troubles 485 1558 Accession of Queen Elizabeth 486