Henry VIII - Church Reform Flashcards
If you are a ‘humanist’ are you anti-Catholic?
No
Examples of Humanist schools (Henry VIII)
- St Paul’s (London)
- Magdalen’s College School (Oxford)
- Corpus Christi College (Oxford)
- Cardinal College (Oxford)
- St John’s College (Cambridge)
Which culture did Humanists take influence from?
Ancient Greece & Rome
Who saw himself as a promoter of Humanism? (Henry VIII)
Henry VIII
The most important humanist writer (Henry VIII)
Thomas More
Which three tombs did Henry VIII commission in a renaissance style?
- Henry VII
- Elizabeth of York
- Margaret Beaufort
Which three people engineered church reform? (Henry VIII)
- Henry VIII
- Cromwell
- Thomas Cranmer
Key example of corruption in the church (Henry VIII)
Wolsey
Define ‘anticlericalism’
Opposition to church law
Case study for anticlericalism (Henry VIII)
death of Richard Hunne
When did Richard Hunne die? (Henry VIII)
1514
Rumour surrounding Richard Hunne’s death? (Henry VIII)
Murdered by the Church, made to look like a suicide
How many religious houses did Wolsey dissolve in 1520’s?
20
What was the ‘Supplication of the Beggars’? (Henry VIII)
Literature that emphasised corruption of the Church
What were the three Church weaknesses? (Henry VIII)
- Corruption
- Anticlericalism
- Declining Monasticism
What was the Act of Supremacy?
Made the monarch Supreme Head of the Church of England
When was the Act of Supremacy? (Henry VIII)
1534
Why were six new dioceses made? (Henry VIII)
Improve administration
What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus? (Henry VIII)
Survey of Church wealth
When was the Valor Ecclesiasticus conducted? (Henry VIII)
1535
When was the Act to Dissolve the Smaller Monasteries? (Henry VIII)
1536
When was the Act to Dissolve the Remaining Monasteries? (Henry VIII)
1539
When was the Act to Dissolve All Religious Houses? (Henry VIII)
1540
What qualified as a ‘smaller monastery’? (Henry VIII)
Income under £200 per annum
Who passed the Dissolution of the Monasteries? (Henry VIII)
Parliament
What did the 1536 Royal Injunctions do? (Henry VIII)
- Reduced Holy days
- Discouraged pilgrimages
What did the 1538 Royal Injunctions do? (Henry VIII)
- Pilgrimages condemned
- Veneration of relics condemned
- Clergy who supported relics/pilgrimages declared heretics
- Every church required English Bible
When was Great Bible published? (Henry VIII)
1539
Who was on front cover of Great Bible? (Henry VIII)
- Henry VIII
- Cromwell
- Cranmer
Date of The Act for the Advancement of the True Religion? (Henry VIII)
1543
Purpose of The Act for the Advancement of the True Religion? (Henry VIII)
Only upper-class allowed to read the Bible
Date of Ten Articles (Henry VIII)
1536
What were the Ten Articles? (Henry VIII)
Reduced Sacraments to three:
- Baptism
- Penance
- Eucharist
Date of Bishops Book? (Henry VIII)
1537
What was the Bishops Book? (Henry VIII)
Restored sacraments removed by Ten Articles, but not as important
Date of Six Articles (Henry VIII)
1539
What were the Six Articles? (Henry VIII)
Restored all Catholic doctrine (All sacraments equal)
Date of the Kings Book (Henry VIII)
1543
What was the Kings Book? (Henry VIII)
Revised version of Bishops Book (Catholic)
On his deathbed, what did Henry VIII do?
Converted to Catholicism
