Henry VII religion

Question 1

Role of the parish

Answer 1

• focal point of village life
• priest=most respected member of the community
• charity, education and employment

Question 2

Role in village life

Answer 2

• church was attended regularly and part of routine
• followed religious calendar which marked religious feasts, festivals and hold days
• 800 monasteries
• Reading of the bible

Question 3

The pope

Answer 3

• CofE under control of Pope
• monarch did have the right to appoint bishops and other clergy
• monarch could use the wealth of the church to reward his political servants like Thomas Morton who became Archbishop of Canterbury
• Henry gained a valuable ally in his quest to secure the crown and the church taught that it was a sin to go against Henry

Question 4

Humanism

Answer 4

• Renaissance came to england in the form of humanism
• study of original classic texts
• the teaching of humanities and the basis of civilised life
• confined to the upper society and educate class
• Henry patronised this new learning and his support led to the development of a humanist circle in the reign of Henry VIII

Question 5

Humanism: printing press

Answer 5

• 1476 by william Caxton in Germany
• steady stream of major english texts and translations from French and Latin emerged from the press
• Henry VII used the printing press to spread propaganda justifying his succession to the throne and denouncing the rule of Richard III