Factions Flashcards
What were the Aroganese faction beliefs? 1533
- opposed power and influence of Wolsey
- against break from Rome and change with it
Who was in the Aroganese faction? 1533
Thomas More
Bishop Fisher
Elizabeth Barton
Carthusian Monks
What were the Court faction’s beliefs? 1533
supported break from Rome
Who was in the Court faction? 1533
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cromwell
What was Henry’s response to support and opposition from Factions?
- refused to compromise, executions show this
- wanted support for Anne- extravagant coronation
What were the Reformist faction’s aims? 1536
Use Break from Rome to introduce new religious ideas- not Protestant though
- But new policies like English Bible and 10 Articles undermine beliefs
Who was in the Reformist faction?
Cranmer and Cromwell
What was Cromwell’s downfall?
He arranged Cleves and used it to align France with Britain- Foreign Policy
- but criticised as marriage did not go well, killed
What were the Conservative Faction beliefs?
Emphasis on 7 sacraments, purgatory and good works
What was the Conservative faction’s involvement in Howard?
Put her forward as the next marriage, but she was accused of adultery and executed in 1542
Who was in the Conservative faction?
Duke of Norfolk
What was Henry’s reaction to the fall of Cromwell and disgrace of Conservatives?
enabled him to rule as he wanted with his own policies- not influenced by political restraints
