Henry VIII religion

Question 1

What was englands main religion before the Henrican reformation

Answer 1

Catholicism

Question 2

What was the main lifestyle of catholic

Answer 2

1. Do good deeds
2. You can buy indulgences to wash away sin
3. People pray for your soul while you are in purgatory

Question 3

What is Anticlericism

Answer 3

opposition to the clergy- caused by clerical immorality, ignorance, and pluralism (having more than 1 church leadership position at once)

Question 4

Protestantism

Answer 4

a form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church founded by martin luther

Question 5

Reasons for split with the catholic church

Answer 5

1. The pope was the head of the church and had more authority than Henry
2. Monasteries had a lot of money
3. Henry wanted a divorce which wasn’t allowed under the catholic religion

Question 6

Legal acts which seperated England from the Catholic church

Answer 6

Act in restraint of appeals 1532 - You weren’t allowed to criticise or appeal Henry’s following decisions
Act of Supremacy 1534 - Declared Henry as the supreme head of the church of england

Question 7

Consequence of shutting down the monastries

Answer 7

• Henry had more money from the stolen wealth and land

- There was nowhere to care for the sick or hold education like the monastries had in the past

Question 8

How where the monastries shut down

Question 9

What did the act in restraint of appeals start

Answer 9

• the process which removed papal authority

- Made it impossible for anyone to appeal the decision