English Reformation Flashcards
What is the main difference of the English Reformation compared to the continental Reformation?
Reformation form top initiated (Crown)
What were the causes for the Reformation?
- political
- economy
- finance
- ideological
- Herny’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon became a political problem
- desprate for male heir
-fear of losing power to French (Mary Stuart) - England was desperate for Spanish trade routes
reason for marrying Catherine of Aragon - keeping courtiers busy to avoid rebellion = waste of money
- church = most powerful ideological institution
in hand of Pope, wanted to be head of Church
What are the results of the Reformation?
- break…
- divorce
- Church money
- head
- oath
- monastry
- rituals
- new bible
- break w/ Rome –> Parliament was happy (national interest)
- divorce was able
- formation of Anglican Church –> no tithe to Rome
- English monarch= head of the Anglican Church
- bishops had to swear to Anglican Church
- abolition of monasteries
- abolition of some catholic rituals
- English bible
Did Henry VIII solve all his problems with the Reformation?
- divorce form Catherine, but no male heir yet
- still no Spanish trade routes
- more money w/o tithe
- control over whole country
What were the consequences of the aboltion of the monasteries?
- Crown absorbed property
2. tremendous problem for vagabonding, farmers supplied moks and nuns (intellectuals)
What are the main characteristics of Herny VIII’s reign?
1509
stability problems: rich merchants pressure him, vagabongs
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Why did the English bible have a tremendous impact for the bishops?
the English bible broke the bishops’ intellect, everybody can understand it
Was the Anglican Church completly Protestant?
Anglican Church is in between Protestantism and Catholicsm
“Henry VIII better catholic”
What was the “Eduardian Reformation”?
it is a change of property rather than a further push to Protestantism
Describe the process of the Eduardian Reformation
- Council of Regency reigned
- pushed reformation further
- marched into Ireland
- plundering
What happend after Eduards death in 1553?
Mary Tudory (Catholic) Counterreformation (annulled reformation)
What did Mary Tudor reintroduce during her reign?
- restored mass/ religious ceremonies
- reconciliation with Rome
- declares that she will marry King Phillip of Spain
- inquistion comes back
Describe Mary Tudor’s character
- catholic
- piased person
- political virgin
Ausblick: How is Elizabeth’s reign described as?
- she reinstalled the reformation
- hailed as period of stability
- strong Anti-Catholicsm
Dates of reign
Herny VIII- Mary Tudor
Henry VIII 1509-1547
Eduard III 1547-1553
Mary Tudor 1553-1558
