Henry VIII: Religion - Religious Events, 1530 - 1547 Flashcards
What were the Praemunire accusations?
• September 1530
- Henry accuses whole clergy of praemunire
• February 1531
- Clergy pardoned after paying £100,000
- Convocation at Canterbury recognised Henry as the ‘Protector and only supreme head of the Church in England - so far as the law of Christ allows’
What was the First Act of Annates?
- 1532
- Banned the payment of annates to Rome
- Annates - a special tax paid by higher clergy to Rome during their first year in office
- Chief source of papal revenue in England removed
- Used to persuade the Pope to grant divorce
What was the Submission of the Clergy?
- 1532
- Law passed stating that no church law could be written without the king’s permission
- Thomas More resigned the next day
What was the Act in Restraint of Appeals?
- February 1533
- Ended the Pope’s right to act as the final court of appeal
- Anne marries Henry
- Catherine of Aragon can no longer appeal like she did in 1527
What was the 2nd Act of Annates?
- January 1534
- Confirmed First Act of Annates
- Abbots and bishops were to be appointed by the King
What was the Act for the Submission of the Clergy?
- March 1534
- Appeals in ecclesiastical matters to be handled by King’s Court of Chancery and not by Archbishop’s court
What was the First Act of Succession?
- March 1534
- Registered Henry’s marriage to Catherine as invalid and replaced it with Anne
- The Crown was now to pass to Henry and Anne’s children
- The nation was to take an oath upholding their marriage
What was the Execution of Elizabeth Barton (Nun of Kent)?
- April 1534
- Shows Henry’s lack of toleration of religious diversity
What was the Act of Supremacy?
- November 1534
- Declared the king to be head of the Church rather than the Pope
What was the Treason Act?
- December 1534
- Can be executed for not recognising Henry as Supreme Head of Church
What was the Act for First Fruits and Tenths?
- December 1534
- Clerical taxes go to King, not Pope
What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus?
- January 1535
- Cromwell commissioned this survey of the finances of the church in England
What was the execution of Carthusian Monks?
- January 1535
- Opposition to break with Rome quashed
What was the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries?
- February 1536
- Monasteries worth under £200 were closed
When was Anne Boleyn executed?
- May 1536
- Henry married Jane Seymour the next day
What was the Act of Ten Articles?
- July 1536
- Seven Sacraments of Catholic Doctrine were rejected, leaving a belief in only three (baptism, Eucharist, penance)
What was the Truce of Nice?
- July 1538
- Signed by Charles V and Francis I
- Brought a halt to the Habsburg-Valois War and created the possibility of a joint invasion of England
- Threat lasted until 1540 and prompted Henry to move back to Catholicism in the Act of Six Articles
What was the execution of John Lambert?
- 1538
- For his rejection of transubstantiation
When was Henry excommunicated?
- December 1538
- Henry declared a heretic by Paul III
What was the Act of the Six Articles?
- June 1539
- Radical shift: confirmed transubstantiation, celibacy of priests, communion in one kind
- Denial of transubstantiation led to burning
What was the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries?
- June 1539
- All Monasteries were closed and their land passed to the Crown
When did Henry marry Anne of Cleves?
- January 1540
- Sister of the Protestant Duke of Cleves
When was Cromwell executed?
- July 1540
When did Henry marry Catherine Howard?
- July 1540
- Niece of the Catholic Duke of Norfolk
When was Catherine Howard executed?
- February 1542
- Due to affairs
When did Henry marry Catherine Parr?
- July 1543
What was the introduction of English litany?
- May 1544`
- Replaced Latin use of litany but was optional
What was the execution of Anne Askew?
- July 1546
- Executed for denying transubstantiation
What was the significance of Henry naming a heavily Protestant Council of Regency for his heir?
- July 1546
- Ensured Protestant influence for Prince Edward
