Henry VIII and the Church Flashcards
When did Henry VIII become king?
1509.
What was the reformation?
A religious movement in the 1500s that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church.
What did many people believe about the Roman Catholic Church?
That there was a problem with the Church’s wealth and its influence in society.
What did many people start to believe about the monasteries and nunneries?
That they were becoming too powerful.
Whose writing fuelled this changing attitudes towards the monasteries and the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther.
Who was Martin Luther?
A monk.
When did Martin Luther live?
1483-1546.
What did Martin Luther become increasingly angry with the clergy about?
Selling indulgences for sin, when people would give the priests money to get forgiveness for their sins.
What language did Martin Luther translate the bible into?
German.
What did Martin Luther’s translation of the bible cause?
His ideas to spread throughout Europe and start the Protestant Reformation.
Why was Henry VIII unhappy with the church despite being a devout Catholic?
He was un happy with the wealth and power of the church and saw the Pope as a competing power.
When was the Act of Supremacy?
1534
What did the Act of Supremacy do?
Henry made himself the head of the Church of England using it.
What 2 things did the Act of Supremacy mean for Henry VIII?
It have him full control and he no longer had to pay taxes to the Pope in Rome.
What law had Henry created with the help of Thomas Cromwell?
To make it treason to not accept Henry as the head of the Church.
