Henry VIII - Religion Flashcards
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Define Reformation
A movement in Europe at the start of the 16th century that reformed that changed the Catholic church and its problems to establish a newly reformed Protestant Church
Define ‘The Break With Rome’
- removed the power of the Pope in England - the technical and legal change in the status of the English Church
Define ‘Divorce’
- A statement used to describe the end of Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon - Divorce is not allowed, even today, in the Catholic Church
Define ‘Annulment’
- the term used to describe the divorce - an annulment states that the marriage was not legal in the first place - only the Pope has the power to grant this
What are 4 criticism of the Catholic Church before the Reformation?
1 - Support fell for the Papacy 2 - Decline in respect for religious orders 3 - Criticism of images and pilgrimages 4 - Early problems of the Church (Pluralism, Absenteeism, Anti-clericalism and Lollards)
What are 4 pieces of evidence that the Church was healthy before the reformation?
1 - There was significant support for Parish Churches, shown in the donations from wills 2 - Sacraments were still largely popular and supported 3 - Religious Guilds were still strongly supported 4 - Intercession still gained mass support and there were continued foundation of Chantry in England
How did Henry use the Bible to support his annulment?
- He used the Old Testament, Leviticus Chapter 20 Verse 16 - Here it stated, “If a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an impurity; he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless (sonless).”
How did Catherine of Aragon’s supporters use the Bible to challenge the Annulment?
- Catherine used the book of Deuteronomy, which stated it was a man’s duty to marry his brother’s wife after his death and have children on his brother’s behalf - Catherine’s followers also argued that the Leviticus argument that Henry used was only applicable when a Brother was still alive
What was William Tyndale’s book?
‘Obedience of a Christian Man’
What was Simon Fish’s book?
‘Supplication of the Beggars’
What was Christopher St Germaine’s book?
‘Doctor and Student’
What did William Tydale argue?
He used evidence form the Old Testament to defend the power and authority of Kings in their own country; excluding ‘foreign’ powers such as the Pope
What did Simon Fish argue?
He argued against the ‘greedy and over-fed clerics’
What did Chrisopher St Germain Argue?
He emphasised the role of the State in controlling the Church, thus acknowledging Henry VIII’s right to govern the Church in England
What was the Charge of Preamunire and what year did this happen?
- 1530 - This was a law banning the support of the Pope in England - Henry charged 15 of the upper clergy with supporting Wolsey’s abuse of power against the King
What was the Supplication of the Ordinaries and what year did this happen?
- 1532 - It was a petition calling the King to deal with the abuses and corruption of the clergy - This led Cromwell to be invited to join Henry’s inner circle
What was the Act for Submission of the Clergy and what year did this happen?
- 1532 - This was a document giving him power to veto Church laws and to choose bishops (even if not approved by Rome)
What was the Act of Annates and what year did this happen?
- 1532 - Despite opposition, parliament passed and act preventing the payment of Annates to Rome, suspended for 1 year.
What was the Act of Restraint of Appeals and what year did this happen?
- 1533 - This was passed by parliament denying Henry’s subject’s the right to appeal to the Pope against the decision in English Church Courts - This effectively prevented Catherine of Aragon from seeking Pope arbitration when the divorce case came before the courts
What was the Act of Supremacy and when did this happen?
- 1534 - This acknowledged the King as the head of the Church and any denial of royal supremacy was counted as treason punishable by death - This was the final removal of Papal power in England
What was the Treason Act and when did this happen?
- 1534 - This was used to enforce the Act of Supremacy - denial of royal supremacy was punishable by death - Denial could be through deed, act or spoken word
What was the First Act of Succession and what year did this happen?
- 1534 - Declared the marriage to Catherine invalid and therefore made Mary illegitimate - Succession to the throne was now going to be the children of Henry VII and Anne Boleyn - The whole nation was to swear an oath to observe the Act of Succession, to deny succession was treasonable - This act led to the downfall of Thomas More
What was the Act for First Fruits and Tenths and when did this happen?
- 1534 - Clerical taxes were to go to the King and not the Pope
What were 5 reasons that Henry decided upon the dissolution of the monasteries?
1 - It reduced the opponents to the break from Rome (especially Franciscans and Carthusians) 2 - Henry didn’t like monasteries being dedicated to outside of England (the ‘imperial idea’) 3 - Financial motives - the church had huge financial resources and there was a concern for a Catholic crusade 4 - Patronage and greed - the dissolution brought great wealth to Henry 5 - Continental influence - the same was being done in Germany
How did the Act of First Fruits and Tenths help dissolve the monasteries?
- Allowed Henry to tax the Church - These taxes were previously paid to the Church and Pope when someone was appointed (first fruit) and then a tenth of their income after that yearly
How did the Act of Supremacy help Henry get rid of the monasteries?
It gave Henry the power to supervise and reform all religious establishments in England
What did Cromwell do in 1535 to close monasteries?
- Sent out commissioners to survey the value of monastic lands and properties to produce a report, the ‘Valour Eccesiaticus’ (value of the church) - He also sent out a second set of commissioners to investigate the moral and spiritual standards in monasteries
What was the Act for the Dissolution of Smaller Monasteries and when did this happen?
- 1536 - It was based on Cromwell’s findings and closed all religious houses with lands valued under £200 a year - New commissioners were sent out to supervise this, but this triggered the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire rebellion
What happened in 1536-37 to aid the closure of the monasteries?
The opposition of the Carthusian Monks to the dissolution of their establishments led to their execution by Henry
What was the Act of Dissolution of Larger Monasteries and what year did this happen?
- 1539 - This act extended the closure to all religious houses except chantries (which were small private chapels in which prayers were said for the souls of dead)
What was established in 1540 and what did this aim to do?
- the Court of Augmentations - Richard Rich was the Chancellor - aimed to handle the property and income from the dissolved monasteries