Chapter 1- The Early Church Flashcards
What was the name of the book written by Erasmus in 1509?
Praise of Folly
Why did Pope Julius II grant a Papal Dispensation to allow Henry VIII to marry Katherine of Aragon in 1509?
To ensure good Anglo-Spanish relations.
Quotation from John Colet’s sermon in 1511?
“Foul, immoral and deformed institution”
Most of the criticisms of the Church came from within.
Which book, written in 1516, satirised Christian values and showed the Humanist desire to return to Christian Tradition?
Utopia- Thomas More 1516
In what year did Luther pin his 95 theses to Wittenburg’s Cathedral door?
1517
In what year was Katherine’s last pregnancy?
1518
Defence of the seven sacraments written by Henry VIII?
Assertio Septum Sacramentorum 1521
‘Little Germany’?
White Horse Group, Cambridge.
Nicknamed in reference to their discussions of Luther.
Among those who attended meetings: Cranmer, Latimer, Gardiner, Parker, Tyndale, John Rogers
When was Anne’s first appearance at court and when did Henry first become attracted to her?
1522
And 4 years later
When did Henry and Katherine cease to live as man and wife?
1524
When was Tyndale’s English Bible published?
1525
What was the Sack of Rome in 1527 and what was it’s significance?
Charles V occupied Rome and killed thousands of men and children, raped women and destroyed anything of value.
Significance: It lasted for months and meant that the Pope could not issue the annulment.
When was the first dissolution of the Monasteries? (early Church)
1527-1528
Evidence that the Church was reforming itself.
Visitations by the Bishops of London and Lincoln.
Dissolution by Wolsey.
When was the ‘Obedience of a Christian Man’ published (Tyndale) and why was it not burnt by the King?
1528
And it endorsed Royal Supremacy.
Who called the Church “ravenous wolves in shepherd’s clothing”?
Simon Fish in the Supplication of Beggars, 1529.
