Religious Opposition Flashcards
When was Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor?
1529
When did More resign?
In 1534, following the Act of Supremacy. In 1530, he refused to sign a letter by the clergy requesting the annulment of the marriage by the Pope. He refused to attend Anne Boleyn’s coronation nor sign the Oath of Succession.
When was Thomas More tried for treason?
6 July 1535
When was John Fisher imprisoned?
26th April 1534, for refusing to swear the Oath of Succession.
What did Fisher urge Charles V to do?
In September 1533, communicating through the imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys, he contacted Charles V and urged an armed intervention in England, to depose the King with a domestic uprising.
When was Elizabeth Barton executed?
21st April 1535, occurring on the same day Londoners were required to swear the Oath of Succession. She is the only woman in history to have her head put on a spike on London Bridge.
