The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections by The Parliament of England. Read in English by MichaelMaggs The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) has for nearly 500 years provided the basis for Anglican and allied worship, not only in its English home but many countries around the world. Following England's break from Rome in 1534, a need was felt for a single order of worship - in English rather than the traditional Latin - to be used in churches throughout the country. BCP first appeared in 1549 during the reign of Edward VI, was abolished under Mary (who restored Roman Catholicism) and was re-introduced with modifications by Elizabeth I in 1559. During the English Civil War (1642–1651) it was again abolished, returning with a 1662 revision under James I. In its 1662 incarnation, BCP remained largely unchanged as the sole legal basis for Anglican worship in England right up until the 1970s (though in 1859 some of the more anti-Catholic elements such as the Gunpowder Treason remembrance service were dropped). Many words and phrases from BCP have entered common parlance, including "to have and to hold", "ashes to ashes", "till death us do part" and "speak now or forev…

Directors & creators

The Parliament of England

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;bcp; 1662; common prayer; have hold; better worse; richer poorer; speak now; foreever hold; your peace; ashes dust; death part

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