The Break With Rome Flashcards
Who had challenged the Church’s claim of legal supremacy prior to the Break with Rome, asserting the superiority of English Law over the canon law of the Church in 1528?
Christopher St. German
When was Parliament encouraged to voice anti-clerical feelings, and who collected evidence of abuses?
1529, Thomas Cromwell.
When was the medieval law of Praemunire revived, and who was charged with supporting Wolsey’s abuse of power against the King?
1530, and 15 of the upper clergy were charged.
When did Henry and Anne Boleyn marry?
25 January 1533
Who did Thomas Cranmer replace as Archbishop of Canterbury?
William Warham
What was the Collectanea Satis Coposia?
In 1530, this was a collection of historical documents, compiled by Edward Foxe and Thomas Cranmer. It cited the King’s supreme jurisdiction within his realm, and the Church of England’s autonomy from Rome. It justified the divorce on legal grounds and enabled Henry to dictate his own matrimonial affairs without papal approval.
When was the Pope stripped of his entitlement to appoint bishops?
May 1932. The Submission of the Clergy also allowed the King to veto canon law.
How effective was the Submission of the Clergy?
Despite appointing senior clerical positions, it was widely recognised that the Pope simply confirmed the King’s preference with respect to the election of bishops. The Act validated an already accepted convention. It was limited as the words ‘as far as the law of Christ allows’ with regards to recognising Henry as ‘Supreme Head of the Church’ were added to the Oath by John Fisher.
What were Annates?
Annates were taxes imposed by the papacy and levied on any diocese of Rome, in return for the nomination and papal authorisation for the consecration of a bishop. 1/3 of a diocese’s first year of revenue went to Rome.
What was the Act of Annates?
In January 1532, the Act prevented the payment of Annates to Rome, allowing 5% of the tax usually remitted to Rome, and abolishing the tax of a diocese’s first year income. It failed to threaten the Pope, and was suspended with the Second Act of Annates in January 1534. Thomas Cranmer was consecrated with papal approval in 1533.
What was the Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome?
In 1533, this denied the King’s subjects the right to appeal to Rome against verdicts reached in English ecclesiastical courts, preventing Catherine of Aragon from doing so regarding the divorce. It declared that the monarch possessed an imperial jurisdiction which was not subject to any foreign power.
Was the Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome effective?
Rome was rarely appealed to for legal verdicts, so the Act failed to reduce the Pope’s power.
What was the Act of Supremacy?
This defined Henry VIII as ‘Supreme Head of the Church of England’ and stressed the Crown’s right to determine its organisation, personnel and doctrine. The wording made clear that Parliament was not granting the King this title, which it had no power to do, but making an established fact legally enforceable. It granted legislative force to royal supremacy and enabled Henry to sever all ecclesiastical ties with Rome.
What was the Treasons Act?
In November 1534, this considered the denial of the King’s ‘dignity, title, or name’ a crime punishable by death. However, it was selective in use, and authorities refrained from prosecuting the peasantry for incautious remarks regarding royal supremacy. Though, it was employed to ensnare high-profile victims, such as Thomas More.
How effective was the Act of Supremacy?
To demonstrate his control of the Church, Henry appointed Cromwell as Vicar General in 1535, serving as the King’s deputy in oversight of the Church’s functioning and organisation. Yet, Tudor England was an Erastian State. The Pope, prior to the Break with Rome, lacked involvement in the administration of the English Church, calling into question how much the Henrician Reformation achieved.
What was the Act of Succession?
In April 1534, this declared Henry’s marriage to Catherine void. To deny the validity of Henry’s marriage to Anne was treasonable, and an oath was taken to affirm an individual’s acceptance of the new marriage.
What was the Act Annexing the First Fruits and Tenths to the Crown?
In November 1534, the Annates paid by a bishop to Rome were made to the King.
