It was the official doctrine, but not the doctrine de facto.
The great majority of the nation disapproved of the dogmatic
and disciplinary changes which had been imposed upon them.
Popular uprisings took place in fifteen counties. The clergy
displayed more docility. Yet there were some among them
who resisted; four bishops were deprived of their sees. The
rupture with Rome had caused no difficulty, but the rupture
with the creed and with the Catholic liturgy was painful.
Hence the Catholic reaction wrought by Mary Tudor ( 1553-
1558) might have gathered about it popular sympathies.
But it passed beyond the limits of moderation, and, futher-
more, it was allied with a Spanish policy--Mary had been
married to Philip II. Thus it had been made odious. ¹ It
was reserved for Elizabeth to give a definitive religion to
England ( 1558-1603).

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