: ▁Edward   VI ▁and ▁his ▁reg ents ▁fav ored ▁greater ▁Protest ant ism , ▁including ▁new ▁books ▁of ▁Common ▁P ray er ▁and ▁Common ▁Order . ▁His ▁sister ▁Mary ▁restored ▁Catholic ism ▁after ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁po pe ▁ended ▁Rome ' s ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁church ▁lands , ▁but ▁two ▁false ▁pre gn an cies ▁left ▁her ▁sister ▁Elizabeth   I ▁as ▁her ▁he ir . ▁Upon ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁asc ension , ▁the ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁Act ▁of ▁Un iform ity , ▁ 1 5 5 9 ▁Act ▁and ▁O ath ▁of ▁Sup rem acy , ▁and ▁the ▁Th irty - N ine ▁Articles ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 3 ▁formed ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁S ett lement ▁which ▁restored ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁vic iss itudes ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁were ▁s ati riz ed ▁in ▁" The ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁B ray ". ▁The ▁pap al ▁b ull ▁Reg n ans ▁in ▁Ex c els is ▁supporting ▁the ▁R ising ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Des mond ▁Reb ell ions ▁against ▁Elizabeth ▁proved ▁in effect ive , ▁but ▁similarly ▁in effect ive ▁were ▁the ▁Marian ▁ex iles ▁who ▁returned ▁from ▁Cal vin ' s ▁Gene va ▁as ▁Pur it ans . ▁James   I ▁supported ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁an ▁author itative ▁English ▁Bible ▁while ▁eas ing ▁per sec ution ▁against ▁C athol ics ; ▁several ▁attempts ▁against