Reasons for religious change

Question 1

3 points to suggest the Pope was still liked in England

Answer 1

• relationships between priests and parishioners were usually harmonious
• ordination rates for clergy were still high
• many still left money to church in wills

Question 2

Where had the church come under some criticism?

Answer 2

• the south east and London were more critical of the church than other areas
• Church on the continent had come under attack with rise of lutherism

Question 3

How is Henry’s reluctance for a break with Rome shown?

Answer 3

The length of time he spent trying to persuade the papacy

Question 4

1532 Act in Restraint of Annates

Answer 4

Banned payments of most clerical taxes to Rome

Question 5

1533 Act in Restraint of Appeals

Answer 5

Prevented any appeals to any authority outside England

Question 6

Who was Henry also influenced by?

Answer 6

Boleyn’s acquaintances of reformist writers

Question 7

What did the reformist writer Tynedale suggest?

Answer 7

Used evidence from the Old Testament to argue Kings subjects should have just the one allegiance to the king.

Question 8

What suggests Henry wasn’t motivated by the desire for power?

Answer 8

The legislation being initially conditional. Perhaps the addition if wealth from the church would be a bonus though.

Question 9

The 4 direct consequences between 1534 and 1536 of abolishing papal authority in England?

Answer 9

• direct payments to Rome stopped
• Pope’s appointment of Church ended
• Archbishop of Canterbury was given dispensation and exemption
• definition of religious practices and beliefs was given to the crown

Question 10

What act was passed in 1534?

Answer 10

Act of Supremacy - recognised Henry as head of the Church in England and said he had God-given attributes

Question 11

What was considered a treasonable act after the Act of Supremacy?

Answer 11

Calling Henry a heretic. Thomas More executed for denying Henry’s royal supremacy.

Question 12

Who did Anne Boleyn encourage the appointment of?

Answer 12

The appointment of Thomas Cranmer (reformist) as Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 13

What did Martin Luther write?

Answer 13

95 Theses, criticised the Catholic Church. These views were supported in Germany and reached England via trade

Question 14

3 points about Sir Thomas More

Answer 14

• a poor replacement of Wolsey
• a staunch Catholic
• was rigid on religious principles

Question 15

What led to the resignation of Sir Thomas More?

Answer 15

In 1532 when Henry demanded the submission of Clergy and the power of vetoing the church law.