| − | The '''Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion''', drawn up in 1563, summarize the basic beliefs of the Church of England<ref>Kenneth Needham Ross, ''The Thirty-Nine Articles'', Morehouse-Goreham, 1957</ref>. They were based on Archbishop [[[Thomas Cranmer's]]] fourty-two Articles of Religion, written in 1553, and included such important tenets as reading of the Bible in English instead of Latin and marriage of priests. The articles are: | + | The '''Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion''', drawn up in 1563, summarize the basic beliefs of the [[Church of England]]<ref>Kenneth Needham Ross, ''The Thirty-Nine Articles'', Morehouse-Goreham, 1957</ref>. They were based on Archbishop [[Thomas Cranmer's]] fourty-two Articles of Religion, written in 1553, and included such important tenets as reading of the Bible in English instead of Latin and marriage of priests. The articles are: |