1530-1547 CROMWELL AND REFORMATION Flashcards

1
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When was the Act of Supremacy?

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1534

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2
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Two key opponents to the Reformation?

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John Fisher and Thomas More

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3
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Survey for Dissolution

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Valor Ecclesiasticus (1535)

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4
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When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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1536

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5
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What did John Fisher and Thomas More refuse to sign?

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The Oath of Supremacy

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6
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Give 3 reasons why there was little opposition to the Reformation

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1532 Treason Laws, little direct impact, gradual changes, Royal Injunctions

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7
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Ways in which England was Protestant by 1547

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Edward as heir, no papal authority, Catherine Parr, physical Church decor

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8
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Ways in which England was NOT Protestant by 1547

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Communion, execution of Cromwell, Pilgrimage of Grace

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9
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When did Charles capture the Pope?

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1527

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10
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Impact of the Act in Restraint of Annates (1532)

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Stopped payment to the Vatican of up to 95% of annates- intended to force to Pope to reconsider

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11
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How did Cromwell justify reform?

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Exaggerated growing anticlericalism

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12
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How did Cromwell respond to those who resisted reform?

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Charged with praemunire

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13
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1531 Pardon of the Clergy- what did it do?

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Absolved the Church of any wrongdoings

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14
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1532 Supplication against the Ordinaries

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Attack on the Church

  1. Riddled with corruption
  2. Challenged the Church’s right to have independent courts from the State
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15
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What were the (3) terms of the 1532 Submission of the Clergy?

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  1. No more ecclesiastical laws independent of the King
  2. Could not issue laws without royal license
  3. Had to submit existing laws to a royal committee for revision
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16
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When did Thomas Cranmer become Archbishop of Canterbury?

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1532

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17
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When was the Submission of the Clergy?

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1532

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18
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When was the Supplication against the Ordinaries?

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1532

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19
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When was the Pardon of the Clergy?

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1531

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20
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1536 Act Extinguishing the Authority of the Bishop of Rome clauses (5)

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Denied the Pope…

  1. Access to clerical taxes
  2. Power of appointment
  3. Authority over doctrine
  4. Right to grant dispensations
  5. Use of his title in England
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21
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When did dissolution plans begin?

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1535 (after Henry had become head of the Church)

22
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What was the book Cromwell compiled about his visitations?

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Comperta Monastica

23
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Give 2 of Cromwell’s besties

A

Thomas Legh, John ap Rhys, Richard Layton

24
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When was the Valor Ecclesiasticus?

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1535

25
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Impact of the Valor and Comperta

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Provided the ammunition to close the monasteries

26
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Evidence in the Comperta

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Widespread immorality and sexual perversion eg gay monks

27
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1536 Dissolution of the Smaller Monasteries

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Houses that failed to meet annual income of over £200 per year

28
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Who was executed under the Treason Act?

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Richard Whiting, Abbott of Glastonbury

29
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Social and economic consequences of the dissolution

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  • Monasteries had been employers of farm workers
  • Religious houses offered hospitality
  • Did not make the Crown as much as they could- sold too quickly
30
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1536 Royal Injunctions

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  • Erasing references to the Pope in services
  • Defending royal supremacy in sermons
  • Removal of superstitious images
31
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When were the Royal Injunctions?

A

1536

32
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1536 Ten Articles

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Rejected Seven Sacraments

33
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The Bishops Book

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‘softening up process’

34
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1538 Second set of Royal Injunctions

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More specific and reformist, eg removal of saints and statues (rather than discouragement)

35
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When did Cromwell enlist JP’s to help enforce order?

A

1536

36
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1539 Act of Six Articles

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Reversed a lot of Protestant changes, eg reintroduced transubstantiation, enforced clerical celibacy

37
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Reasons for Cromwell’s fall

A
  • Factionalism

- The Cleves marriage

38
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When was Anne Boleyn beheaded?

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May 1536

39
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July 1536 Act Extinguishing the Authority of the Bishop of Rome

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Got rid of any remaining authority that the Pope had

40
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July 1536 Act of Ten Articles

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Passed by Cromwell when Henry was distracted

41
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When was the first set of injunctions under Cromwell?

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Aug 1536

42
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Aug 1536 Royal Injunctions (3)

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Attacked Catholic practises
Encouraged religious instruction
Bishops who refused reported to Cromwell

43
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July 1537 Bishops Book (2)

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Outlined Protestant beliefs

Reduced status of priests

44
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When was the second set of injunctions under Cromwell?

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Sep 1538

45
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Example of someone burnt for heresy under Henry and Cromwell

A

John Lambert

46
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When was the Act of Six Articles passed?

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Jun 1539

47
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Evidence the church did not need reforming (3)

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Most seemed happy- many left money to the church in their wills
Provided essential services
Limited support for opposition eg Lollards

48
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Example of corruption in the church

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The Hunne Case

Wolsey

49
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What did Cromwell compile on the visitations?

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Comperta Monastica

50
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Example of Cromwell’s close friends

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John ap Rhys, Richard Layton, Thomas Legh

51
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What happened to Cromwell after the Cleves marriage?

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Made Earl of Essex