After the Protestant Reformation, many people continued to practice their Catholic faith. Devon and Cornwall were areas where instruction to change was disregarded but when Edward VI became King in 1547, he was determined to stamp this out.

In 1549, The Act of Uniformity banned Catholic Liturgy replacing it legally with the Book of Common Prayer.

Other events occurring at the same time which significantly impacted the people of Devon and Cornwall, such as a poll tax on sheep, combined with the imposition of the Book of Common Prayer and with it the use of the English language, resulted in a rebellion of several thousand. The rebellion was crushed and thousands massacred. The Battle of Fenny Bridges was fought just behind this memorial.

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Location: Feniton, East Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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