Challenging Religious change, 1533-1537 Flashcards
What position did Henry 8 promote Cromwell to
Vicegerent in Spirituals
Give 3 ways that Cromwell consolidated preaching in churches
- Controlled through government licenses
- Imprisonment of clergymen who continued preaching authority of the pope
- Cromwell’s injunctions of 1536
What was the act of 10 articles
Attempt to define the doctrine of the new English church, mostly in line with Catholic beliefs
Which influential opponents were executed for treason in 1535
Sir Thomas More
John Fisher
How many religious houses and people in religious orders were there by the 1530s
900 houses
12,000 people
How much money did the dissolution of the monasteries make between 1536-1547
£1.3 million
What was on the banner for the Pilgrimage of Grace
Five wounds of Christ
Why was the 1534 tax subsidy controversial
It was made during peace time
Entry fines definition
Tax paid when tenant dies and succeeded by heir
Enclosure definition
Smaller holdings of land turned into bigger farms
Who was the imperial ambassador to England
Eustace Chaupuys
When was the Act of Uses
1535
The Act of Uses
The King could not claim land when the owner died
What was the date of the Lincolnshire rebellion
2nd - 11th of October 1536
What were the Lincolnshire rebels main grievances on the 9th October 1536
- Dissolution of the smaller monasteries
- ‘evil counsel’
- Henry taking advice from men of low birth
- The promotion of men with reformer sympathies
Who led the Lincolnshire rebels
Nicholas Melton
What evidence is there to suggest that the rebels only had religious intentions at the start
- Peaceful intentions
- Restored 2 houses that had been dissolved
What were the main locations where the Pilgrimage of Grace broke out
- Yorkshire
- Westmorland
- Cumberland
( Most of North and North East of England affected)
How many rebels were there
30,000 with trained soldiers
Size of Henrys army
8,000 men, had no choice but to negotiate with the rebels
Why was the Duke of Norfolk a good choice for negotiations
Catholic sympathiser with a dislike for cromwell
Why did Bigods rising fail
Not enough followers after the Pilgrimage of Grace
Bad timing
Henry used this as an excuse to punish the rebels who were brutally suppressed
Which Nobles were involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace
Lord Darcy, Lord Hussey, Sir Thomas Percy, Sir Ingram Percy, Sir Robert Contestable
How many members of the clergy were executed
6 abbots, 38 monks, 16 Parish priests
