Henry VIII- The break with Rome. Flashcards
What are the main reasons for the break with Rome?
-Divorce.
-Power/royal finances.
-Church in need of reform.
Why was divorce an important issue?
-Divorce taking too long, Pope refusing, break meant his own secular laws.
-Desperate for a male heir and Anne Boleyn.
-Anne pregnant in 1553- needed marriage for legitimacy.
Why was royal power important?
-Henry wanted to be supreme.
-Papal power resented.
-Act in restraint of appeals 1533- people should not appeal to the Pope.
Why was royal finances important?
-Crown would gain church power- ‘wealthiest man in Christendom’
-Royal treasury empty because of French wars- all church funds go to Henry.
What acts increased Henry’s financial power over Rome?
Acts of restraint in annates 1534, stopped payments to Rome including taxes
-1539- dissolution of greater monasteries.
Which factor is the most difficult to argue?
-Need of reform.
What did MP’s attack in 1529? (church practicses)
-nepotism
-simony
-pluralism
-adultery
-paedophilia
What was the church charged with in 1530?
-praemunire (asserting papal authority)
-Withdrawn a year later and replaced with a fine.
Who became the archbishop of Canterbury in 1553?
Cranmer- wanted religious change?
What/ when was the act in restraint of annates?
-1534- stopped payments to Rome.
When was the dissolution of the greater monasteries’?
1539
What/ when was the act in restraint of appeals?
-1553- Stopped you appealing to the Pope.
