The humanists disseminated their grammatical priorities amongst England's student population and grammar schools during the early Tudor period. By 1535, the demand for their methods was vast and growing. The very reason for the early spread of humanist ideas, however, nearly proved the downfall of the Latin education in general and the educational fashion with it. Pre-Reformation English humanism had proven itself to be entirely compatible with late medieval religious beliefs about the role of intercessory prayers in the life of the church; schools founded by humanists maintained traditional expectations about the role of school as religious organization. Thus, when Henry VIII and Edward VI attempted to disentangle schools from the fabric of English religious life, simultaneously stamping out practices they regarded as superstitious, many schools vanished with the institutions that had been outlawed.