Henry VIII 7: Were Eng&Wal Prot Countries By 1547? Flashcards
By 1547 what state was the country in religiously?
By 1547 they were neither Catholic nor Protestant countries but rather somewhere in between.
What did the whole thing start because?
It all started with Henry wanting a male heir and a divorce from Catherine of Aragon so that he could marry the pregnant Anne Boleyn.
When you put some of the religious changes together what does it look like?
When you put some of the religious changes together, it does look like a significant movement towards Protestsntism.
However which acts make it seem like the country was being reverted back to Catholicism.
Acts like the 6 Articles of 1539 made it seem like the country was being reverted back to Catholicism.
Why did Henry make it even more difficult to decide the country’s religion?
By marrying the Lutheran Anne of Cleves and the Catholic Catherine Howard.
What was the Catholic move that Henry made in 1540?
It was a Catholic move for Henry to execute Thomas Cromwell in 1540.
What did Henry do in 1547?
Henry VIII left a heavily Protestant Council of Regency for Edward, who imposed Protestantism with great speed.
So overall, what was the religion of the country by 1547?
By 1547 it was neither Catholic nor Protestant. It was a state in between.
Which events would determine the religion of the countries?
It was the events of the reign that followed that played the most important part in making England and Wales Protestant countries.
