Henry VIII

Question 1

Henry VIII

Answer 1

Became king of England at 17 in 1509.

Church named him “defender of the faith” for opposing Lutherans.

Henry VIII’s first wife Catherine of Aragon bears him her only child Mary.

Question 2

Annulment of marriage

Answer 2

Pope refuses because catherine’s nephew was Holy Roman Emperor (he opposed it).

Question 3

King’s Great Matter

Answer 3

Henry VIII summons parliament.

He wants a divorce/annulment from Catherine of Aragon so he can Mary Anne Boleyn.

Start of reformation.

Question 4

Anne Boleyn

Answer 4

Married her after last marriage is null and void.

Has one child - Elizabeth.

Question 5

Act of Supremacy

Answer 5

Henry VIII is “supreme head of the church”.

Question 6

The Church of England

Answer 6

Few changes in Ritual Doctrine.

Primary: King is now head of the church, book of common prayer replaces the Latin liturgical books with English prayers.

Question 7

Henry VIII’s wives

Answer 7

Catherine of Aragon- Daughter is Mary.

Anne Boleyn- daughter is Elizabeth.

Jane Seymour- son is Edward.

Anne of Cleves- annulled marriage.

Catharine Howard.

Catherine Parr.

Question 8

Henry VIII’s heirs

Answer 8

Edward VI,
Bloody Mary,
Elizabeth 1st.

Question 9

CC’s response to Protestant religion

Answer 9

Catholic Church had been working on reforms
Priory to Martin Luther as well

Question 10

Girolama Savonarola

Answer 10

Monk who preached against the abuse of the Church.

Made people burn their belongings “bonfire of the vanities”.

Excommunicated for spreading dangerous ideas.

Question 11

new religious orders

Answer 11

Created with intent to reform the church from within (Jesuits).

Question 12

Jesuits

Answer 12

Society of Jesus.

Founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola.

Gather General is the leader.

Run like a military organisation.

Focus on education.

Question 13

Council of Trent

Answer 13

Pope paul III sees need to redefine doctrines of the CC.

Calls church leaders to the Italian city of Trent to address protestant problem.

Question 14

Issues addressed at Trent

Answer 14

Corruption of clergy.

Regulate training of priests.

Curb financial abuses.

Abolish sale of indulgences.

Reject Protestant idea of self discipline.

Question 15

Reforming Catholics

Answer 15

Charles Bormeo,
Francis of Sales,
Teresa of Avila,
Angela Merici.

Question 16

Causes of the Protestant reformation

Answer 16

Concerns with the CC,
Sale of indulgences,
Henry VIII,
Pre-existing unhappiness,
High Church taxes.

Question 17

Effects of the Protestant Reformation

Answer 17

Social Turmoil,
Missionary work,
Protestant England,
Cultural Diffusion,
Use of Vernacular.

Question 18

What year did Henry VIII marry his first wife Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 18

1509

Question 19

What year was Henry VIII’s first child Mary born?

Answer 19

1516

Question 20

What year did Henry VIII break from the Catholic Church and form the Church of England?

Answer 20

1533

Question 21

What year did Henry VIII marry his second wife Anne Boleyn?

Answer 21

1533

Question 22

What year was Henry VIII’s second child Elizabeth born?

Answer 22

1533

Question 23

What year was Anne Boleyn charged with treason, incest and witchcraft?

Answer 23

1535

Question 24

What year did Henry VIII marry his third wife Jane Seymour?

Answer 24

1536

Question 25

What year was Henry VIII’s third child Edward born?

Answer 25

1537

Question 26

What year did Jane Seymour die of childbed fever?

Answer 26

1537

Question 27

What year did Henry VIII marry his fourth wife Anne of Cleves?

Answer 27

1540

Question 28

How many months after their marriage did Henry VIII divorce Anne of Cleves?

Answer 28

6 months

Question 29

What year did Henry VIII marry his fifth wife Catherine Howard?

Answer 29

1540

Question 30

What year was Catherine Howard beheaded?

Answer 30

1542

Question 31

What year did Henry VIII marry his sixth wife Catherine Parr?

Answer 31

1543

Question 32

What year did Henry VIII die?

Answer 32

1547

Question 33

What year was Henry VIII born?

Answer 33

1491