Henry 8th Religion

Question 1

What was the continuity in religion in 1509

Answer 1

Catholicism - defends the 7 sacraments and pope awards him the title “defender of the faith”

Humanism is made more popular by Henry

Question 2

When did the church begin to change

Answer 2

1529 due to the kings great matter

Question 3

When was the reformation parliament

Answer 3

1533-34

Question 4

What were the aims of the kings great matter

Answer 4

Divorce
Doctrine
Dosh

Question 5

What were the 4 acts passed in the reformation parliament

Answer 5

Act of restraint of appeals
Acts of succession
Act of supremacy
Act of annexing first fruits and tenths

Question 6

When was the act in restraint of appeals

Answer 6

1533

Question 7

When was the act of succession

Answer 7

1534

Question 8

When was the act of supremacy

Answer 8

1534

Question 9

When was the act of annexing first fruits and tenths

Answer 9

1534

Question 10

What was the act in restraint of appeals

Answer 10

Stops anyone appealing to the pope
Stops Catherine appealing the divorce

Question 11

What does the act of succession do

Answer 11

Bastardized Mary (Catherine’s daughter)
Legitimises Anne Boleyns child

Question 12

What was the act of supremacy

Answer 12

Henry was the supreme head of the Church of England
(BUT keeps defender of faith title???)

Question 13

What was the act of annexing first fruits and tenths

Answer 13

Money that went to the church now goes to the crown

Question 14

When was the 10 articles act and what was it

Answer 14

1536 - limits seven sacraments to 3

Question 15

What happens in 1539-45

Answer 15

Restores the catholic sacraments

Question 16

What is the evidence that Henry was never really Protestant

Answer 16

Keeps defender of faith title
Let’s Wolsey keep all catholic titles after being fired (eg cardinal)
Asks for catholic prayers and beads on deathbed

Question 17

When and what was the valor Ecclesiasticus

Answer 17

1535
Survey showing the corruption in the church
Used as reason to dissolve the monasteries

Question 18

How did the dissolution of the monasteries happen

Answer 18

1536 - gets rid of smaller monasteries and religious houses

1539- further monasteries removed

1540 - final and remaining monasteries destroyed

Question 19

When were the 1st and 2nd set of royal injuctions

Answer 19

1536 and 1538

Question 20

What were the royal injunctions

Answer 20

English prayer books
To be distributed by 1539

Question 21

What was the act of advancement

Answer 21

1538
Rule that only upper class men could read the bible

Question 22

What was the Richard Hunne case

Answer 22

1514
Richard hunne found dead in cell of bishops office
Said to be suicde but obviously a murder cover up
Henry used this to prove church was corrupt

Question 23

How does Henry try to secure the annulment

Answer 23

In bible Leviticus says you can’t marry your brothers widow
However Catherine argues her marriage to Arthur was never consummated

Question 24

What were the weaknesses of the church

Answer 24

Corruption (eg pluralism)

Anti clericalism (opposition to clergy)

Decline in monasteries

Question 25

What was the continuity of the church

Answer 25

Hierarchy of the church
Services in traditional form
6 articles act weakened reform anyway

Question 26

What was the change in the church

Answer 26

No jurisdiction of pope
King - religious authority figure
Dissolved monasteries
English bible