The 1928 Prayer Book was approved in 1927 by the Church Assembly of the Church of England

Church of England

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 but its authorization was defeated in the House of Commons on 14 June 1928. In 1966, with some changes, it was authorized as legal for public worship, as the First Series of Alternative Services. Subsequently it made up much of the Alternative Service Book

Alternative Service Book

The Alternative Service Book 1980 was the first complete prayer book produced by the Church of England since 1662. Its name derives from the fact that it was proposed not as a replacement for the Book of Common Prayer but merely as an alternative to it...

 and its successor, Common Worship

Common Worship

Common Worship is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000. It represents the most recent stage of development of the Liturgical Movement within the Church and is the successor to the...

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