‘The Temple well purged’: the Seizure of Church Goods in Derbyshire 1552-3: a later act of Tudor Reformation destruction.
Speaker: Dr Richard Clark
On 15 January 1553 the government of Edward VI put in place arrangements to seize the goods of churches throughout England and Wales. It had ordered these goods to be listed by each parish in the summer of 1552. The seizures in Derbyshire took place in May 1553 as Edward VI's health began to decline and concerns about the royal succession grew.
The talk will be based on the records, covering large parts of Derbyshire, which were produced to enable and administer these changes. These were edited by the speaker and published by the Derbyshire Record Society as Church Goods in Derbyshire 1552-1553 in 2022. They complement the doctoral studies on the impact of the Reformation on the deanery of Derby by the late Joan D'Arcy.
1.00pm - DAS Library open with exhibitions and books for sale including publications by the DAS, the Derbyshire Record Society and other local groups
2.00pm - main lecture
3.00pm - break for tea, a chance to browse the Library and book sales
3.30pm - highlights from the archives of the Derbyshire Archaeology Society (Rosemary Annable and Richard Clarke)