2 - Cromwell and Henry Flashcards
What was the Act in Restraint of Appeals?
When was this introduced?
That England was an empire and not subject to any form of foreign rule
1533
When does Anne give birth to Elizabeth?
September 1533
When was the Act of Succession?
What did this mean?
1534
That Mary was illegitimate and it included the Oath of Succession which all churchmen had to take. Also it meant that Elizabeth was inline to the throne
Who were the 3 people who were executed for treason as a result of opposing the Act of Supremacy?
When were they executed?
Elizabeth Barton (Nun of Kent)
Thomas More (Henry’s Lord Chancellor after Wolsey and Henry’s close friend)
John Fisher
1534/1535(More + Fisher)
When does Cromwell start his investigation into the monasteries?
1535
When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
1536
When and what was the Act of Supremacy?
1534 and it meant that Henry was the head of the Church of England
What and when was the Treason Act?
1534 and speaking out against Royal supremacy and the king meant you were executed
When was the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries?
1536
When was the Act of Union and Six Articles and what were they?
Wales part of England and set out beliefs of new church
1536
When was Anne Boleyn executed for adultery and was beheaded?
1536
What were 5 main factors that led to Anne being executed in 1536?
- No heir for Henry
- Anne and Cromwell’s relationship was bad (she interfered with foreign policies and his reputation)
- Henry was attracted to Jane Seymour
- Many thought she was a witch and she had 3 miscarriages, one was deformed
- Imagining the King’s death
When was the Pilgrimage of Grace revolt crushed?
How many people had been executed?
1537
178 people including Robert Aske
When did Jane Seymour die?
How many days before this had she given birth to Edward?
1537
12 days before
When were the Royal Injunctions introduced?
What were they?
1538
That every church should have an English Bible within 2 years and all Holy relics, statues should be destroyed
