D Opposition To Henrician Reformation Flashcards
Opposition of bishop fisher
Publicly opposed kings annulment. 1534 refused to take oath to Act of Succession= sent to tower. F= international reputation Paul III hastened execution awarding cardinals hat 1535. Beheaded as traitor 1535 linked w abroad invasion
Holy maid of kent & her circle 1527-34
Eliz barton 1527 as king went public w matrimonial doubts. terrifying prophecies. Denounced AB & claimed he would die if he married her. Wolsey,Warham,Fisher impressed/encouraged = circle. 1553 Bocking(monk) published collection of her prophecies. Hmk&associates hanged in Tynburn 1534 after 1533 treason act
Opposition of Thomas More chancellor of England
1532 resigned office due2 submission of clergy. Passive opp refused to take oath of act of succession. H couldn’t persecute as never denounced h’s title maliciously. Cromwell proceeded 1535 trial with perjured evidence - rigged trial made him guilty
Opposition if Carthusian monks
Denied royal supremacy. 3 priors executed at Tynburn. Remaining refused to submit to royal will. 1535 3 more executed &tynburn. 10 more starved to death
Executions of More, Fish& Carthusian monks
Turning point in govt policy towards opposition. Passive or cloistered opp would not be tolerated
Opposition from abroad
Hmk & Fisher opp involved appeals to emperor, Coas nephew. Coa did not want plots (wrote to pope 1533 not to pulmagate excommunication) he prevented her seeing mary
Popular opposition- pilgrimage of grace 1536
30,000 armed men rising in north. Leadership of lawyer Aske. Oath of honourable men to stick together. Changes in religion & attack on church (monasteries) =reason. Elsewhere=pattern of revolt = 16/55 monasteries restored
Pilgrimage york articles
Suppression of religious houses = bad for commonwealth. Article 4&5 attacked cromwell & cranmer
Pilgrimage pontefract articles
Religious grievances. Article2= papal headship restored.
Government response to pog
Only raised 8000 soldiers -reluctant to spend money.
Why pog failed
No unity within nobility. Hated earl of cumberland by percies = no unity no long term success. Darcy be headed. H appeared to negotiate granting meeting in parliament. Rebels disappeared in triumph H destroyed leaders & executed rebels
Gov propaganda against pilgrimage
North bombarded w propaganda on the sinfulness of rebellion. 1536 cromwell letter to eng ambassadors in france - lies to dampen down an invasion
1537 destruction of rebels
Francis Bigwood= caused rising to prevent royal revenge= revels hanged while leaders of pilgrimage rounded up 178 people inc Darcy died 1537 H gained lands in north. Cromwell created council of north = feudal power of northern nobility eroded
