Henry VIII religion Flashcards
Act of dissolution of the greater monasteries
June 1539
Monasteries worth more than £200 land was passed to the crown
Act of six articles
June 1539
Act of six articles which marked a radical shift in doctrine including transubstantiation, private masses and confession
When and what was the advancement of true religion?
May 1543
It restricted access of English bibles to men in the upper class and nobles
When and what was the necessary doctrine and erudition of a christian man?
May 1543
It was written by Henry defending transubstantiation and the act of six articles
Act in Restraint of appeals to Rome
1533
-Act in restraint of appeals to Rome was based on the work of Collectanea Satis Copiosa and it began the work of transferring Papal powers to the King
-Cranmer was able to declare Henry’s marriage to Catherine null and void
Who was burned for denying transubstantiation?
July 1546
Anne Askew was burnt for denying transubstantiation
English litany replacing Catholic litany
May 1544
English litany (instructions on church service) were introduced replacing Catholic litany but this was not enforced
When was Cromwell arrested and executed?
July 1540
Act for dissolution of lesser monasteries
February 1536
All monasteries worth under £200 annually
Two acts that stopped the flow of money to the Pope
-First act of annates 1532 which banned the payment of annates to the Pope from bishops
-Act to stop Peter’s pence which abolished the payments of taxation to Rome from laymen
When were Clergy accused of praemunire and when were they pardoned?
-December 1530 Clergy were accused of praemunire which attacked the power of the church to exercise power through the ecclesiastical courts in England
-February 1531 Clergy were pardoned of praemunire and had to pay a fine of £119,000 in return for the pardon
Submission of the clergy and act of the submission of the clergy
1532- Submission of the clergy, the clergy accepted the King and not the Pope as their law maker (Thomas More Resigned the next day)
1534 Act of the submission of clergy- appeals in religious matters would be handled by the King’s court of chancery and not by the Archbishop’s court
Act of 10 Articles
July 1536
The ‘seven sacraments’ of Catholic doctrine were rejected, leaving a belief in only three: baptism, Eucharist (transubstantiation) and penance
The Matthew Bible
August 1537
Thomas Matthew published the ‘Matthew bible’ which was a distinctly protestant version of the Bible which had the King’s permission
What was the truce of Nice and how did it affect religion?
July 1538
Truce of Nice was a peace treaty between Charles V and Francis which created a threat of joint invasion of England by the Catholic powers. This promoted Henry to move back to Catholicism and create the Act of six articles
Who and when was someone executed for rejecting transubstantiation?
November 1538
Trial and execution of John Lambert for his rejection of transubstantiation
The lincolnshire rising
1-11th October 1536
-Tensions had been raised by commissioners working on enforcing new religious laws and collecting the subsidy however rumours went wild that they were after Gold
-The rising began at Loth on 1st October 1536. The rising’s leadership soon developed on to the gentry, priests and even monks. At least 10,000 people assembled at Lincoln and several lists of articles combining grievances of the gentry and the commons were drawn up
- The collaboration between the gentry and commons evaporated as the Duke of Suffolk’s army drew near
Lollardy
Numbers of lollards were small. The main pockets were usually in towns with artisans providing most support. There is very little evidence of a significant lollard activity in the North and West
The dissolution of the monasteries was a disaster was a disaster for many but a golden opportunity for few
-The nuns and monks were displaced and without jobs
-Monasteries also brought wealth to the area, employing many estate workers and were a place of help for the poor
-Uprising in Lincolnshire and the Pilgrimage of Grace shows that there was widespread discontent
-It gave laymen a chance to increase their land holdings and a greater control of church patronage
-Many nobles and political figures like Cromwell really beneffited and leapt at the chance at the chance of more power
Matter of Conscience in Henry’s break with Rome
Henry’s growing obsession with the fact his marriage to Catherine was and always had been against God’s law
-Henry insisted that the words of the bible in Leviticus 20:21 represented God’s own judgement on his marriage to Catherine
-Henry used the Hebrew version rather than the latin version as it specified sons rather than children
-The Latin
‘If a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing… they shall be without children’
When was Wolsey accused of praemunire?
October 1529
Wolsey was accused praemunire, forced to surrender the great seal and replaced as chancellor by Thomas More
When did Charles V sack Rome?
May 1527
Charles V sacked Rome. The Pope was taken prisoner which severely limited his ability to negotiate a settlement with Henry because Charles V was Catherine’s nephew
Causes of the break with Rome
-Henry’s desire for power
-Henry’s need to increase his revenue
-State of the Church and reformist ideas
-Henry’s desire for a male heir
-Henry’s conscience
-The role of the Anne Boleyn faction
Collectanea Satis Copiosa
September 1530
Edward Foxe and Thomas Cranmer presented Henry with their book Collectanea Satis Copiosa which justified Henry’s annulment on legal grounds based on historical principles
-They claimed the Church had always been under control of the monarchy and therefore Henry could control his own matrimonial affairs perfectly legally without any reference to the Pope
