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Clergy

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Formal leaders within an established religion

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Laity

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the people of a religious faith as distinguished from the clergy

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chancellor

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A person in a position of the highest or high rank

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Legatus a latere

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a cardinal who is appointed by the pope to represent him on a specific mission

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excommunicate

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to officially exclude someone from attending the services of the Christian Church

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heresy

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belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine

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purgatory

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a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven

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Indulgences

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granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin

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Martyr

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a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion

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Lollard

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a follower of the English religious reformer John Wyclif

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Predestination

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the belief people have no control over any events as god or fate already has it planned out

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Royal Supremacy

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the legal sovereignty of the king over the law of the Church of England

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Humanism

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a reliance on science and reason rather than revelation from a supernatural source to understand the world

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Anti-clericalism

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opposition to religious authority, typically in politics or socially

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Annullment

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declaring a marriage invalid (KH8 first marriage)

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consummated

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the completion of something

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Faction

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An organised group of people within a larger group

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probate

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getting official permission to carry out the wishes in the will

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praeminure

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the title of statutes which were designed to protect rights claimed by the English Crown against the encroachment of the Papacy

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prerogative

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a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

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evangelical

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being in agreement with the Christian gospel and trying to spread it

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injunction

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An authoritative warning or order

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Bishop of Rome

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The head of the Roman Catholic Church

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Papal Bull

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An official order issued by the pope

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Patronage

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the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another

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Enclosure

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the abolition of the open field system of agriculture

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intercession

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the act of praying to a deity on the behalf of others

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regent

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a person who temporarily ruled a state in place of the monarch when the monarch was unable to fulfil their duties

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abbey, monastery and priory

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religious houses of differing sizes

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abbots

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head of monastic houses

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absenteeism

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a priest who was head of more than one church and was therefor unable to attend them all

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Act forbidding papal dispensation 1534

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this act put all ecclesiastical powers in the hands of the monarchs. Prevented priests from having more than one parish.

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Act of Attainder

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a punishment for those who committed crimes against the king, stripped of lands and titles

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Act of Parliament

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the outcome of a bill that was agreed on by both houses

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Act of supremacy 1534

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this act only claimed that Henry should be the head of the Church of England

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Anabaptists

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believed in pre-destination and didn’t respect the state having any rights over the Church. they refused to pay tithes or swear loyalty to the monarch

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annates

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a monetary payment made by English bishops to the Church in Rome from their first years income from their diocese

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Antichrist

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a term of abuse used for the pope

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Auld alliance

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a series of agreements signed by Scotland and France, specifically against England, started in 1295

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auricular

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relating to the ear, priests would listen to their parishioners’ confessions

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balance of power

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England had the balance of power between France and Spain and one could not defeat another without the help of England.

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benefit of clergy

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any priest suspected of committing certain crimes could claim benefit of clergy and be tried in a church court where they were much more lenient

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biretta

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a square cap worn by catholic clergy

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Canon Law

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the law of church compared to statute which is created by parliament

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chantry

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an individual or group of people joining together to provide funds to hold masses for their souls after they died

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conformism

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when Catholics outwardly conformed to the church of England whilst secretly maintaining their own beliefs

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consort

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usually a role taken by the queen who accompanied the king to court

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consubstantiation

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the doctrine that bread and wine coexists with the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.

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Dry stamp

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a stamp with Henry’s signature that was used by members of the privy council on documents that needed KH8’s signature. used when he was bedridden.

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Easter sepulchre

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an elaborate structure within many medieval churches which recreated Christ’s tomb and was used for the ceremonies of Easter

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entry fines

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the lump sum a tenant would have to pay up front if he took over a piece of land or if his tenancy was renewed

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Erastian

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when the head of state is also head of Church

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first act of succession 1534

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declared Henry and Catherine of Aragon’s marriage invalid, declared Mary to be illegitimate

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Habsburg

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the family name of Charles V and the kings of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperors during the years of 1529-70

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Homily

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a short sermon often placing the teaching within an example from the bible

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Huguenot

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a member of the protestant reformed church of France

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Iconoclasm

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the destruction of religious images

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labouring poor

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those who were employed but didn’t earn enough to support their families. this may have been due low wages or insufficient demand in workers

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liturgy

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a collective term for the established practices of the church, including the language and rituals of the services

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mark

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old English money; one mark is equivalent to 65p today

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middling sort

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those who had occupations in the towns such as merchants, lawyers or financiers.

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militia

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a locally raised fighting force of men with limited military training

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Missal

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the book used by the priest that contained the liturgy

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mortuary fees

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imposed by the church, this was a payment made to the priests on the burial of someone, by their relative

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nepotism

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the promotion of ones family to lucrative positions rather than those with the ability

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omni-competent

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Latin term somewhat meaning ‘capable of anything’

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ordinal

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the published service for the ordination of priests as laid down by canon law

Tudor History A-level (2 decks)

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