History: Tudors Flashcards
When did Martin Luther make the 95 Theses
1517
When was Henry VIII reign
1509-1547
When was Edward VI reign
1547-1553
When was Mary I reign
1553-1558
When did Elizabeth I reign
1558-1603
Who ‘ruled’ for 9 days after Edward VI before Mary I
Lady Jane Grey
What and when was the Act of Supremacy?
The act which gave Henry VIII the title and power of Supreme Head of The Church of England in 1534.
What did 1485 England rule (or had much influence in) in the British Isles?
Ireland, Modern England, Wales, Calais (Scotland was an independant country)
What was English religeon in 1485?
One common religeon, Christianity: Catholoscism with the head being the pope
When happened in 1524-1531?
Religeous wars broke out in Europe between the Protestants and Catholics
What was happening in 1528-1531
Henry’s arguments with the Pope over his annulment with Catherine, ending in him getting divorced, marrying Anne Bolyne and starting the new reformed church.
Between 1536-1540 what happens?
Henry destroys the monasteries, closing them all
What did Elizabeth control about herself
Her painting appearance
What could the peasants have been criticising about the Catholic Church?
“Why are ordinary people forbidden from reading the bible”
“The rich can always pay away their sins no matter how bad they are”
“Some people get carried away with superstitious nonsense like worshipping statues”
“The Church taxes to much, they are so rich and we so poor!”
Where did Martin Luther nail the 95 Theses?
On the door of the All Saints church
