12 Henry VIII Religion, Ideas and Reform

Question 1

What were some of the weaknesses of the church at the start of H8’s reign?

Answer 1

Corruption (pluralism, simony), anticlericalism, decline of monastacism

Question 2

What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus?

Answer 2

A 1535 survey of the wealth of the church, instigated by Cromwell

Question 3

What act dissolved the 6200 smaller monasteries in 1536?

Answer 3

The Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries 1536

Question 4

When were the remaining monasteries dissolved?

Answer 4

1539

Question 5

What were issued in 1536 and 1538?

Answer 5

Royal injunctions attacking traditional religious practices

Question 6

What was published in 1539?

Answer 6

1st edition of the Great Bible

Question 7

Which two practices were condemned as “works derived by mens fantasies” in 1538?

Answer 7

Pilgrimages and veneration

Question 8

What were the key structural changes to the church under H8?

Answer 8

Henry made Supreme Head of the Church, Cromwell made Vicegerent in Spirituals, 6 new dioceses created to expand church’s jurisdiction

Question 9

What was significant in the Ten Articles 1536?

Answer 9

3 sacraments (baptism, penance and eucharist)

Question 10

What restored the 4 omitted sacraments in 1537?

Answer 10

The Bishop’s Book