Religious Changes Henry VIII Flashcards
What did Henry feel was essential to secure a peaceful and strong progression and ensure the survival of the tudor dynasty?
A male heir
What did Henry decide about his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his brother Arthur’s wife?
That is was against the law
Why did Henry desperately want a male heir?
- secure a peaceful and strong progression
- ensure survival of Tudor dynasty
Why didn’t Henry like the idea of a Queen ruling?
Thought it would lead to disaster
What was Henry convinced of by 1527?
His need to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
What did Henry become obsessed with?
The idea that his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was, and always had been against God’s law
What did the passage in Leviticus state?
“If a man shall take his brother’s wife…they shall be childless.”
What did Henry feel he had done by marrying Catherine?
Sinned
What did Henry feel that leaving his daughter to succeed him would lead to?
Political anarchy and instability
What can Anne Boleyn be considered as?
Historical prime cause number one for the reformation
What did Henry see a divorce as?
The answer to all of his problems
When did Henry VIII ask Pope Clement VII for an annulment?
1527
When did Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sack Rome?
May 1527
What happened to Pope Clement VII in May 1527?
He was taken prisoner by Charles V
Why did Pope Clement VII’s imprisonment in 1527 severely limit his ability to negotiate a settlement with HVIII?
Charles V was Catherine of Aragon’s nephew and he was in no position to agree to HVIIIs divorce to his aunt
Why didn’t Charles V want to accept Henry’s divorce from his aunt?
He wanted to keep the peace and didn’t want to bring shame upon the family
What did Anne Boleyn give to henry in 1530?
William Tyndale’s book: ‘On The Obedience of a Christian Man’
What did Tyndale’s book state?
That the Pope’s writ dod not run in England
Seeing as the Pope had failed to agree to HVIIIs divorce, what was the only way to get the divorce which Henry thought the country needed for future security?
By ending Papal jurisdiction in England and transfer the ability to deal with such matters to the King and his ministers.
When was the Reformation Parliament called?
1529