ason ▁to ▁public ly ▁opp ose ▁these ▁measures ; ▁SS   John ▁Fish er ▁and ▁Thomas ▁More ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁were ▁mart y red ▁for ▁their ▁continued ▁Catholic ism . ▁F ear ▁of ▁foreign ▁invasion ▁was ▁a ▁concern ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁rout ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada , ▁but ▁land ▁sales ▁after ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁less er ▁and ▁greater ▁monaster ies ▁un ited ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁arist ocracy ▁behind ▁the ▁change . ▁Relig ious ▁re bell ions ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁and ▁York shire ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 6 , ▁in ▁C umber land ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Corn wall ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 ▁were ▁quickly ▁de alt ▁with . ▁The ▁doctrine ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Re formation ▁differ ed ▁little ▁at ▁first ▁except ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁royal ▁authority ▁over ▁canon ▁law : ▁Luther an ism ▁remained ▁condem ned ▁and ▁John ▁Fr ith , ▁Robert ▁Bar nes , ▁and ▁other ▁Protest ants ▁were ▁also ▁mart y red , ▁including ▁William ▁Ty nd ale , ▁whose ▁O bed ience ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁Man ▁inspired ▁Henry ' s ▁break ▁with ▁Rome ▁and ▁whose ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Henry ' s ▁own ▁author ized ▁Great ▁Bible . ▁Meanwhile , ▁laws ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 2 ▁fully ▁merged ▁Wales ▁with ▁England . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years , ▁religious ▁policy ▁varied ▁with ▁the ▁r uler