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Key Religious Legislation of the Henrician Reformation Flashcards

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When was the Act in Restraint of Appeals?

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  • Early 1533
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What did the Act in Restrain of Appeals do?

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  • Placed all ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the King’s hands
  • Prevented appeals in legal cases being made to Rome.
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What was the importance of the Act in Restraint of Appeals?

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  • This prevented Catherine of Aragon appealing to Rome in the case of the Annulment
  • It had the support of Parliament, and thus allowed Henry to be granted the Annulment
  • overall it was a significant step towards ending Papal authority in England.
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When was the Act forbidding papal dispensation and payment of Peter’s pence?

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  • 1534
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What did the Act Forbidding Papal Dispensation and Payment of Peter’s Pence do?

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  • This restricted the archbishops right to allow priests to hold more than one Parish.
  • It also prevented payments of taxation to Rome.
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What was the importance of the Act Forbidding Papal Dispensation and Payment of Peter’s Pence?

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  • It meant that all ecclesiastical powers were now in the hands of the King
  • It was popular with the laity as many saw the clergy as greedy.
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When was William Tyndale’s Bible burnt?

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  • May 1530 - This was an attack on heresy against Catholicism
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When was the First Act of Annates?

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  • 1532
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What did the First Act of Annates do?

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  • Banned the payment of Annates to Rome
  • It also threatened that bishops could be consecrated by English authorities
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What was the significance of the First Act of Annates?

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  • It removed the chief source of papal revenue in England and challenged one of the Pope’s main functions as leader of the church
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What was the Supplication of the Ordinaries?

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  • March 1532
  • Clergy were to enact no Church law without royal permission
  • Existing Church law was to be examined by Royal commission
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What was the Submission of the Clergy?

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  • May 1532
  • The Clergy accepted the King and not the Pope as their lawmaker - This led to the resignation of Thomas More
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What was the Second Act of Annates?

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  • January 1534 - confirmed the First Act of Annates
  • Abbots and bishops were now to be appointed by the King, rather than the Pope
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What was the Act for the Submission of the Clergy?

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  • March 1534
  • This meant that appeals in ecclesiastical matters were now to be handled by the King’s Court of Chancery rather than the Archbishop’s court.
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What was the First Act of Succession?

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  • March 1534
  • This registered Henry’s marriage to Catherine as invalid, and replaced it with his marriage to Anne.
  • The Crown was also now to pass to Henry and Anne’s children - Nation was to take an oath to uphold their marriage, with it being treason to deny this.
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When was the Act of Supremacy?

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  • November 1534
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What did the Act of Supremacy do?

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  • declared that Henry was ‘justly and rightfully Supreme Head of the Church of England’.
  • allowed Henry the right to carry out visitations of the monasteries
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What was the Treason Act?

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  • December 1534
  • This listed key treasonable crimes - some examples were calling the King a heretic
  • Treason could now be defined as intent expressed in word, writing or in deed.
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What was the Act for First Fruits and Tenths?

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  • December 1534
  • This meant that clerical taxes were to go to the King, rather than the Pope.
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When was Cromwell made Vice-gerent in Spirituals?

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  • January 1535
  • Shows that Henry was leaning towards more reformist ideas at this time
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What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus?

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  • January 1535
  • This was a survey commissioned by Cromwell into the wealth and condition of the Church
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When was the Act for the Dissolution of Lesser Monasteries?

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  • February 1536 - This closed down the smaller monasteries which were under £200 in value
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When was Anne Boleyn beheaded?

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-May 1536
- He married Jane Seymour the next day

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What was the Act of Ten Articles?

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  • July 1536
  • This rejected the ‘Seven Sacraments’ of the Catholic doctrine, leaving only 3 - baptism, eucharist and penance. - This was a clear move towards Protestantism.
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What were the Royal Injunctions to the Clergy?

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  • August 1536 - These ordered the clergy to 1 - defend the Royal Supremacy in sermons 2 - abandon pilgrimages 3 - give money for educational purposes to teach children the Lord’s Prayer, the 10 commandments and other scriptures
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What was the Bishops Book?

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  • July 1537 - This rediscovered the four ‘lost’ sacraments, but they were to be of lesser value. - THere was also a drift towards Protestantism, as there was no discussion of transubstantiation, Mass was glossed over, the special status of the priests was understated and purgatory was present only by implication.
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What was the ‘Matthew Bible’?

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  • This was a distinctly Protestant version of the Bible that had the King’s permission.
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When was the Truce of Nice signed by Charles V and Francis I? What impact did this have on English religion?

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  • This truce brought a temporary end to the conflict between the two Catholic powers - It severely threatened Henry, as it risked him being invaded by both powers - It prompted Henry to move closer to Catholicism in the Act of Six articles
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What was the Second Royal Injunctions issued by Cromwell?

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  • September 1538 - The English Bible was to be placed in all parishes within two years - all births, marriages and deaths were to be registered by parishes - people actively discouraged from pilgrimages - relics removed from churches
30
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When was Henry excommunicated?

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  • December 1538 by Pope Paul III
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When was the ‘Great Bible’ published?

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  • April 1539
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What was the Act of Six Articles?

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  • June 1539 - radical shift back to Catholicism - confirmed - transubstantiation, mass, confession - banned - marriage of priests (or anyone who had taken vow of chastity), communion by lay people - severe penalties to those who disobeyed
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What was the Act for the Dissolution of Greater Monasteries?

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  • All monasteries were closed and their land passed to the Crown
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When was Cromwell executed?

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  • July 1540
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When did Henry marry Anne of Cleves?

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  • January 1540
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When did Henry annul Anne of Cleves?

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  • July 1540
37
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When did Henry marry Catherine Howard?

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  • July 1540
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What was the Act for the Advancement of True Religion?

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  • May 1542 - This restricted access to the English Bible to upper-class men and women in private
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What was the King’s Book?

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  • May 1542 - This revised the Bishops Book, but confirmed Transubstantiation and the Six Articles - It was written by Henry himself, encouraging preaching and attacking images. - also known as the ‘Necessary Doctrine and Erudition of a Christian Man’
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When did Henry marry Catherine Parr?

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  • July 1543
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When was English litany introduced to churches?

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  • May 1544 - It replaced Catholic latin litany but was optional
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What was the Chantries Act?

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  • This allowed for the dissolution of chantries, but was not enforced until the reign of Edward VI

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