key terms Flashcards
Act for the advancement of true religion
12 may 1543- restricted the reading of the bible to clerics, noblemen, the gentry and richer merchants
Act annexing first fruits and tenths
Nov 1534- the annates usually paid to the pope would now be paid to the crown
Act of attainder
declaration by Henry vii that a landowner was guilty of rebelling against the monarch, thus losing land and titles
Act in restraint of appeals
April 1533- meant that no appeals could be made to the pope over the break from Rome court ruling
Act of succession
April 1534- declared that:
Henry’s marriage to Catherine was void
the succession should be the children from Anne
to deny the validity of the marriage to Anne was treason
Act of supremacy
Nov 1534- made Henry the supreme head of the church of England. accomplishing the break from rome
Amicable grant
1525- Wolsey ordered it to raise money for war, was a heavy tax levied without parliaments permission, caused a rebellion in Suffolk and north Essex.
Annates
Money paid by bishops to the pope
anticlericalism
opposition to the Churches role in political and non religious matters
bastard feudalism
the relationship between magnate and retainers, in return for military service, retainer might receive local office or grants of land
Battle of Bosworth
22 august 1485- where Henry VII achieved victory against Richard iii (Henry dated the battle 21 august)
Battle of pavia
1525- conflict in the Italian wars, in which Charles V suggested laughing a joint invasion of France.
outcome hurt henrys ego and damaged Wolseys domestic prestige.
bonds
a legal document which bound an individual to perform and action or they would have to pay sum
recognisance
acknowledgement of a debt which could be enforced by financial penalty
court of chancery
main court of equity, applied law base on fairness, wolsey’s reforms used it to deal with enclosure
