Dissolution of Monasteries

Question 1

what were the religious causes of the dissolution of the monasteries

Answer 1

• those in religious houses were greedy, lazy, self- indulgent
• put end to anti clericalism
• abuses of the clergy

Question 2

what were the political causes of the dissolution of the monasteries?

Answer 2

• need to break from the power of rome
• ## these houses held alliegance with the pope

Question 3

what were the financial reasons for the dissolution of the monasteries?

Answer 3

• unable to affod extensive patronage system
• wealth the monasteries held enabled henry to establish himself as a European prince

Question 4

what were the economic reasons for the dissolution of the monasteries?

Answer 4

• frightened of a war as vulnerable to Catholic countries
• needs money for war

Question 5

why did the linconshire rising occur?

Answer 5

• heard of the dissolution and through miscomunication feared for parish churches
• panic

Question 6

what were the events of the Lincolnshire rising?

Answer 6

• Nicholas Meton led rising with 20 other people
• siezed representative
• 10,000 marched to Lincolnshire
• attacked leading official and killed

Question 7

what was the result of the Lincolnshire rising?

Answer 7

• Kings army dipatched and no negotiation, unrest for 12 days
• demands drawn up in Lincolnshire articles–> end supression, tax on sheep excessive, bishops without faith bad

Question 8

what was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 8

• 9 seperate risings
• led by Robert Aske
• meant to be peaceful and for Henry
• rid him of his poor advisors

Question 9

what were the events of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 9

• late October 30000 and Lord Darcy, York Archbishop and Knights
• December 1536 gathered at Pontefract castle to draft petition, 24 articles

Question 10

what were the results of the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 10

• Duke of Norfolk’s army sent
• negotiation on 27th
• Aske invited to court
• Pontefract Articles 1536

Question 11

what were the political motives behind the rebellions?

Answer 11

• remove cromwell and rich
• poor advisors
• in Henry’s interests

Question 12

what were the religious motives behind the rebellions?

Answer 12

• return to Papal authority
• destruction of heresies
• restoration of monasteries

Question 13

what were the social and economic motives for the rebellions?

Answer 13

• increase in land tenancy prices
• poor harvest meant food shortages
• repeal statute of uses
• enclosure of land

Question 14

in what ways were the rebellions successful?

Answer 14

• statute of uses partially negotiated by new law Statute of Wills
• 4 of 7 sacraments restored in Bishop’s book of 1537

Question 15

in what ways were the rebellions failures?

Answer 15

• not reconciled with Catholic church
• dissolution of monasteries continued
• land siezed by Crown and divided
• Cromwell continued steps towards protestantism

Question 16

what were the financial impacts of the dissolution?

Answer 16

• 4 new departments of finance in 1535 and 40
• crown more organised
• debts owed and payed

Question 17

what were the social and economic consequences of the dissolution?

Answer 17

• loss of monastic support and hospitals, increase in vagrancy
• land- sale of property, transfer of power, new class of gentry
• invest in education
• loss of monastic libraries

Question 18

what were the religious consequences of the dissolution?

Answer 18

• ill educated clergy issues adressed
• Wolsey’s planned reorganisation of church began
• end of purgatory doctrine
• 800 priests educated in liturgy and doctrine

Question 19

what were the political consequences of the dissolution?

Answer 19

• short term financial gai
• authority increased as abbots removed and replaced with Bishops
• ensure compliance as Lords buy land cheap