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title: Pre-Reformation Church Altar
author: David Hawgood
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12339/pre-reformation-church-altar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pre-Reformation Church Altar

_Authored by David Hawgood_

## Image File

[![Pre-Reformation Church Altar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12339.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12339.jpg)

## Image Caption

A church altar from Jacobstow Church, Cornwall, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). During the [English Reformation](https://www.worldhistory.org/English_Reformation/) and reign of [Edward VI of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_VI_of_England/) (r. 1547-53 CE), the altar, like many others, was removed to be replaced by a communion table.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Hawgood, D. (2020, June 01). Pre-Reformation Church Altar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12339/pre-reformation-church-altar/>
### Chicago
Hawgood, David. "Pre-Reformation Church Altar." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 01, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12339/pre-reformation-church-altar/>.
### MLA
Hawgood, David. "Pre-Reformation Church Altar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Jun 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12339/pre-reformation-church-altar/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_altar_stone_at_Jacobstow_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_713525.jpg) by [**David Hawgood**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_altar_stone_at_Jacobstow_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_713525.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.