In sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, angels were ubiquitous in the strategies and methods employed by a variety of religious reformers seeking to shape and influence the beliefs of the laity. Previous chapters have outlined both the intents and purposes, and the rhetoric employed by these contemporaries, and the significance of belief about angels has been traced in the context of the ongoing evolution of the Church of England. This chapter seeks to widen the terms of the debate by moving beyond the more explicitly ecclesiastical tone of the sources examined previously, to explore the diffusion of belief about angels amongst the English laity. Although by no means a comprehensive survey, the discussion is intended to demonstrate the cultural pervasiveness of belief about angels, and the main emphasis and expectations that people harboured at a popular level. By utilizing personal diaries and letters, ‘popular’ cheap print such as ballads and pamphlets, and visual and performance art, it will give an indication of how far reformed notions penetrated into the cultural life of the nation, and will sketch possible alternative or unorthodox ideas held by the populace in competition with official religious polemic. We have seen what reformers and religious activists wanted the English people to believe, and how they sought to convey their message to the people: this chapter will begin to address the question of how successful these methods were on the ground.