Henry VIII And The Break With Rome Flashcards
When did Henry get married to who
Catherin of Aragon in 1509 same year his father died and he became king
When did Catherin run the country for him
1513 and defeated the scottish army in the battle of Flodden
How long were they happily married for
Nearly 20 years
How many children did catherin have
6 but only one survived, a girl
When did henry think he should dump catherin
1527 when he thought she was too old to have more children and had fallen in love with anne boleyn
What did henry do to solve his divorce problem
Make his own church called the church of enland where he could divorce
When did henry get a divorce and a new marriage
In 1533
What did he do with monastries for the catholic monks
He closed them down and sold them which made lots of money
Love and marriage
He wanted a divorce with catherin and to divorce anne
He wanted a male heir
Pope interfered with his plans which angered him
Money
Henry wanted the church taxes that the pope collected
He wanted money to pay for the wars he had been fighting in france
His own people were complaining the catholic church was too rich and corrupt
He was jealous of the taxes the monastries collected
Faith
He sided with the protestants so that he could get his divorce
People thought the catholic church was superstitious
People wanted services to be holy and priests to by holy
Less and less people were becoming roman catholic
Power
Henry wanted the power the pope had over england
Two of henry’s most important advisors were encouraging him to start a new church
Henry wanted the power he got from the protestants siding with him so changed church services
