Religious Changes

Question 1

When did Henry marry Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 1

June 1509

Question 2

When did Henry become Supreme Head?

Answer 2

1531

Question 3

When did Cranmer become Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 3

1532

Question 4

What did Henry write in 1521 criticising Luther?

Answer 4

The 7 sacraments

Question 5

What title was Henry given by the pope?

Answer 5

Defender of the Faith

Question 6

When did Henry end his marriage to Catherine and marry Anne?

Answer 6

1533

Question 7

When was the Act of Supremacy enforced?

Answer 7

1534

Question 8

What did Cranmer investigate?

Answer 8

Historical evidence support Royal supremacy and found that Henry didn’t have to obey the pope

Question 9

What was the Erastian view of kingship?

Answer 9

That the king should be head of the church

Question 10

When was the Supplication against the ordinaries drawn up and what was it?

Answer 10

It was a petition to Henry complaining about the clerical abuses - Cromwell drew it up

Question 11

Who became Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 11

Thomas Cranmer

Question 12

What happened in April 1533

Answer 12

Cranmer led convocation and discussed the validity of Henry’s marriage and the marriage was annulled

Question 13

What was the Act in Restraint Appeals?

Answer 13

It meant that Catherine couldn’t make a legal appeal to the pope

Question 14

When did Henry break with Rome?

Answer 14

1534

Question 15

What was Henry’s own religious beliefs?

Answer 15

He was a catholic but reforms took place due to his desparation for a male heir to the throne

Question 16

Who influenced his religious beliefs?

Answer 16

Anne, Cromwell and Cranmer

Question 17

What was Edward’s religious beliefs?

Answer 17

He was a devout Protestant

Question 18

Who were Edward’s Lord Protectors?

Answer 18

Somerset and Northumberland

Question 19

What changes did he make?

Answer 19

repealed acts made at the end of Henry’s reign

Question 20

Why did Northumberland take over?

Answer 20

Because somerset was involved in a coup (to exclude Mary from the succession in favour of Jane Grey)

Question 21

What did Cranmer publish in 1547?

Answer 21

Book of Homilies - had a protestant slant

Question 22

What changes were made by Cranmer?

Answer 22

issued an English version of Mass

Question 23

What did Cranmer do in 1552?

Answer 23

A protestant book of Common Prayer - Catholic stone alter replaced with a wooden table and clergy had to wear plain vestments

Question 24

What was the 42 Articles enforced by Cranmer in 1553?

Answer 24

confirmed English faith as Calvinist Protestantism

Question 25

What did the new series of injunctions enforce?

Answer 25

all images to be removed from churches

Question 26

Why did parliament meet in 1547?

Answer 26

to repeal the Act of 6 Articles and dissolution of chantries

Question 27

What was the Act of Uniformity in 1549?

Answer 27

enforced the English book of common prayer

Question 28

What happened in 1550?

Answer 28

Parish churches had to surrender catholic books

Question 29

What were Mary's beliefs?

Answer 29

Devout Catholic who wanted to restore rome

Question 30

Who helped her with religious changes?

Answer 30

Reginald Pole and her husband Philip

Question 31

How did Mary receive Papal absolution?

Answer 31

The pope's legate Reginald Pole granted it when she repeal every act passed since 1529

Question 32

How many bishops sis Mary appoint?

Answer 32

6 e.g. Thomas Goldwell

Question 33

How many catholic titles did Pole encourage to publish?

Answer 33

64

Question 34

When and wheat was the church synod enforced by Pole?

Answer 34

In 1555-56 to improve the education of clergy and encouraged seminaries

Question 35

How many monastic institutes did they Pole and Mary find?

Answer 35

6

Question 36

Which Edwardian bishops did Mary burn?

Answer 36

Latimer and Ridley in 155-1556

Question 37

How did parliament react to the religious changes?

Answer 37

there was some protestant opposition in parliament

Question 38

What did parliament oppose to?

Answer 38

the 2 bills First Fruits and Tenths (payments to the church) and Exiles Bill (confiscations)

Question 39

What were Elizabeth's beliefs?

Answer 39

Moderate protestant and preferred a compromise and had a mixture of beliefs (some traditional)

Question 40

Which minister influenced Elizabeth?

Answer 40

Cecil

Question 41

What did Elizabeth and Cecil achieve together?

Answer 41

A religious settlement

Question 42

Who's power did they need to undermine?

Answer 42

The Lord's power

Question 43

How did they undermine the Lords' power?

Answer 43

provoked a debate leading to a catholic walkout Bishop White and Watson were arrested for not taking part and so protestant bishops appointed in their place Signed a peace treaty with France

Question 44

What was Elizabeth's first parliamentary bill of 1559?

Answer 44

enforced her royal supremacy but the Lord's rejected this

Question 45

Which 2 bills were introduced after Easter?

Answer 45

Act of Supremacy and Act of Uniformity

Question 46

Which act was rejected?

Answer 46

Act of uniformity

Question 47

What oath was enforced?

Answer 47

Oath of loyalty

Question 48

What was the Act of Uniformity?

Answer 48

It was a compromise that Catholics could still believe in transubstantiation and the return of vestments

Question 49

Who did Elizabeth leave matters of doctrine to in 1559?

Answer 49

to convocation but she was able to intervene

Question 50

What was passed under the pressure of Puritan convocation?

Answer 50

Article 29 which denied transubstantiation

Question 51

What articles did Covocation want?

Answer 51

39 but Elizabeth said 38 (later on became 39)

Question 52

What were the articles that were defeated?

Answer 52

6 Articles - appearance and church service radical and surplice