The BWR

Question 1

Thomas Cromwell?

Answer 1

Came to power in 1522/33 to replace TMore as lord chancellor

Question 2

Thomas Cramner?

Answer 2

1533 - new Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 3

The conditional act of restraint of annates – 1532

Answer 3

• Banned payments of annates (payments from bishops when in position to popes) to Rome
  This money would instead go to Henry
  Act was conditional - wouldn’t be enforced if pope had granted divorce

Question 4

Act of restraint of appeals – 1533

Answer 4

• Aim = to end papacy’s right to act as a final court of appeal
All rulings now made in England

• Act aimed at CofA as she can longer appeal to pope for help in divorce case

Question 5

Act of restraint of annates 1534

Answer 5

• Repeat of earlier act but was no longer conditional as pope had not agreed to divorce
• Money now went to H

Question 6

Act of dispensations 1534

Answer 6

Reduced powers of the pope
Cut off money to the pope

• Dispensations could only now be granted by English authority and not the Pope.

• HVIII try to delay this act saying that parts could be reversed if Pope agreed to divorce.

Question 7

Act for the submission of the clergy – 1534

Answer 7

• Prevented the Church from making any regulations without the Kings consent
Increased Henry’s power and church controlled by monastery

Question 8

Act of succession – 1534

Answer 8

• Declared AB marriage valid
• CofA marriage invalid and M illegitimate
• Failure to acknowledge AB’s children as successors to H7 was treason
• Subjects had to take oath of succession agreeing to this
• Refusal to take the oath led to arrests – eg Thomas more – treason.

Question 9

The act of supremacy – 1534

Answer 9

• H8 – supreme head of church of eng
• Now The Church Of England
• Henry abandoned Rome
• This act marks beginning of English reformation

Question 10

Act of first fruits and tenths

Answer 10

• First fruits was the first year of wages of a priest given to the pope
Now went to the crown

Question 11

Act extinguishing the authority of the bishop of Rome

Answer 11

• Removed all papal authority in eng and confirmed other acts
• Anyone defending pope could lose their property

Question 12

How did Thomas More oppose the BWR?

Answer 12

defended Catholic Church, religious obligation
Refused to acknowledge H as supreme head of the church
Dangerous opponent as well respected
More tried for treason.

Question 13

Why was there a lack of opposition?

Answer 13

 Fear
 Many thought changes wouldn’t last
 Many expected H to remain RC
 Motivated by self interest
 Prot welcomed
 Didn’t notice the changes
 End result was far from clear