religious ideas and reform Flashcards
diff between renaissnce ideas in h7 and h8
floruished more in elite groups in h8 -
- h8 encouraged thinkers such as More and Erasmus
- universisties had humanist influences on their curriculum
- saw himself as a promoter of new ideas and humanism
who assisted henry in church reform from 32-40
archbishop cramner and thomas cromwell
what was the major church reform between 1532-40
- break from papacy
- estb henry as supreme head of church
- dissolved monasteries
- alterred church doctrine and practices
corruption in the church (2)
plurality - recieving profits from more than one post
non-residence - recieveing profits from a post but not being present to perform duties
wolsey was THAT corrupt bitch
crown used church offices as a way of rewarding officials who were clergymen
Define and explain anti clericalism (2)
opposition to political and social importance of the clergy
- weakness of the church (lawyers had objected to its influence)
- clerical misconduct that recieved lots of criticism - Richard Hunne’s murder that had been made to look like a suicide - merchant who had tried to use English law to challenge churches authority
how were the monasteries already dissolving in the 1520s
Wolsey dissolved 20 to fund the estb of Cardinal College Oxford
why do some historians argue that monasteries had changed in direction by the 1520s
larger monasteries had become similar to businesses with huge resources (land and buildings)
makes sense why they dissolved so speedily
some historians argue that many reformists started shaping royal policy from 1529 but how can this be evaluated
two of the most influential men were against reform so much that they died due to it
- sir Thomas more
- bishop fisher
what were 3 major changes to the churches structure
- Henry as supreme head
- Cromwell was appointed by Henry to be second to the king - outranked arch bishops and gave him considerable power to the church (vice-regent in spirituals)
- six new dioceses created (areas under the jurisdiction of a bishop) to improve church administration
what did Henry appoint Cromwell as and when
1534 as Vice regent in spirituals which meant he outranked archbishop Cramner and was most important man in church besides Henry
what Began the disillusionment of the monasteries
Cramners 1535 survey that discovered how wealthy they were !!
what were the 7 stages that led to the disillusionment of the monasteries
- 1535 crammers survey on their wealth
- amassing evidence on why they were corrupt and weak to justify plundering them
- enough evidence for 1536 parliament act to dissolve the smaller ones (£200 income or less)
- they made it come across as a mechanism for preserving them and improving quality
- scope widened after pilgrimage of grace due to the heads surrendering to crown
- act to dissolve all by 1539
- all gone by 1540
when were all monasteries dissolved by
1540 - a year after the act allowed all of them to be dissolved
what were the two acts that dissolved the monasteries
1536 act to dissolve smaller ones with income of £200 or less
1539 to dissolve remaining ones
4 key dates for attack on traditional religious practices
(injunctions etc)
1536 set of royal injunctions
1538 second set of royal injunctions
1539 first edition of great bible
1543 act for advancement of true religion( so only upper class men could read it)