Break from Rome Flashcards
1
Q
what evidence is there for the Break from Rome being due to power?
A
- Supplication of Commons against Ordinaries 153 →control canon law
- Praemunire 1530 →challenged Pope’s power- not put above foreign prince
- Act of supremacy →head of church
- England Empire → Henry had the right to control all matters
2
Q
What evidence is there for the Break from Rome being due to the dynasty?
A
- Legitimate male heir →continuity of dynasty, Catherine was barren
- Pope refused to grant divorce due to him being the one who granted marriage
- Charles V held Pope captive- Catherine’s nephew
(leviticus- not marry brother’s wife)
3
Q
What evidence is there for the Break from Rome being due to economics?
A
- poor and empty treasury → obvious resources in church
- Act of First Fruit and tenths→King gets clerical taxation not Rome
- Act of Annates→1532 ultimatum- used as a threat
- Wolsey already dissolved some monasteries in 1520s
4
Q
What evidence is there for the Break from Rome being due to Religion?
A
- Henry used anticlericalism to justify
- It gave him support from MPs in 1529.
- Limit benefit of Clergy and Mortuary fees →Submission of Clergy
5
Q
what opposition was there from Catherine of Aragon?
A
- Women but widely popular
- belief in the sancity of marriage
- Influence in Spain and Charles V → Lots of influence at Court
6
Q
what opposition was there from John Fisher (Bishop of Rochester)?
A
- Senior Bishop → voiced his opinions against Henry
- Respected by Catholics at home and abroad- appealed to Charles V for foreign intervention.
7
Q
what opposition was there from Thomas More?
A
- Critical of Henry’s headship over Church- lept quietly initially.
- Saw a need for reform but not denial of Pope
- He was a lawyer and not a member of the Clergy
8
Q
what opposition was there from the Bishops of England?
A
- Huge potential influence over laity
- Ultimately they chose to be ‘King’s Men’
