Theme 3: Personal beliefs of the monarch? Flashcards
What were Henry VIII’s personal beliefs?
He was basically just a catholic but didn’t like the Pope anymore.
5 pieces of evidence for Henry VIII’s catholicism?
Wrote a book called ‘Declaration of the Seven Sacraments against Martin Luther’, defending the seven sacraments in 1521
Was awarded Defender of the Faith by Leo X in 1521
Personally presided over the Heresy trial of John Lambert who denied transubstantiation in 1538
Wrote Act of Six Articles in 1539 which reinforced clerical celibacy and transubstantiation.
1543, wrote the Kings book which reinforced the seven sacraments.
3 pieces of Evidence for Henry VIII’s reformist side?
Married Anne Boleyn (1533), Jane Seymour(1536) and Catherine Howard (1540)
Elizabeth and Edward taught by very protestant tutors.
1539 Authorised an English Bible.
3 Pieces of Evidence for Edward VI’s protestant beliefs?
Educated by Protestants
Listened to and noted down sermons every Sunday.
1551, Wrote to Mary to tell her to stop going to Mass
2 pieces of Evidence for Mary I’s beliefs?
Imprisons many protestant bishops like Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley in 1553 as first move to catholicism.
She burned 300 people for heresy because she thought she couldn’t get pregnant because God was mad at her for not burning enough heretics.
4 pieces of evidence for Elizabeth I’s beliefs in Catholicism?
Had candles and crosses in her own private chapel.
Was patron to catholic composers such Thomas Tallis and William Byrd
Could be inferred she didn’t like the idea of clerical marriage as you had to get the permission of two JP’s and a bishop to be married.
Resisted attempts by more radical protestants to modify the religious settlement of 1559
(basically like catholic tradition)
6 pieces of evidence of Elizabeth I’s protestant beliefs?
1558 walked out of mass at the elevation of the host.
Reintroduced Edward VI’s common book of prayer with an ambiguous definition of transubstantiation
Allowed clerical marriage.
Issued priests to dress in the vestments of Edward’s reign.
Enforced that clergy must preach 4x a year and have an English bible
Became harsher towards Catholicism later on in her reign because did not want any more assassination attempts.
(basically liked Protestant doctrine)
