U4 L8 England: Henry VIII

Question 1

Why did Henry VIII use the Parliament to attack papal power?

Answer 1

to force to pope to grant his wishes

Question 2

Who was Thomas Cromwell?

Answer 2

Henry VIII’s chief advisor

Question 3

What was the result of Henry VIII passing an act that restricted large sums being paid to the pope?

Answer 3

Henry offered to remove it if the pope would grant his annulment to his first wife

Question 4

What was Pope Clement VII’s reaction to Henry VIII asking for annulment, and what did he do?

Answer 4

• He realized the religious problems with this action

- Tried to postpone decision

Question 5

What did Henry do secure power in England and approve his annulment?

Answer 5

He had Thomas Cranmer appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 6

What are the six wives that Henry VIII had in order?

Answer 6

Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr

Question 7

Who was Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 7

• first wife
• no male heir
• only Princess Mary lived

Question 8

Who was Anne Boleyn?

Answer 8

• second wife
• no son, only daughter
• accused of adultery, arrested and beheaded

Question 9

Who was Jane Seymour?

Answer 9

• third wife

- died after giving birth to Edward (VI)

Question 10

Who was Anne of Cleves?

Answer 10

• fourth wife
• political alliance
• ended shortly by annulment

Question 11

Who was Catherine Howard?

Answer 11

• fifth wife

- accused of adultery, beheaded

Question 12

Who was Catherine Parr?

Answer 12

• sixth wife
• escaped fates of past wives
• outlived Henry

Question 13

When did Henry marry Anne Boleyn?

Answer 13

1533

Question 14

What was the Act of Supremacy? When was is passed?

Answer 14

• 1534
• king is head of the England Church/Anglican Church
• Anglican is separate from ‘mother church’
• but doctrines stayed the same

Question 15

Why did Henry execute Sir Thomas More?

Answer 15

he refused to accept Henry as head of the church

Question 16

Who did Henry persecute when they worked or spoke against the Church of England?

Answer 16

Catholics and Lutherans

Question 17

What was the Act of Succession? When was is passed?

Answer 17

• 1534

- Parliament assumed that Anne Boleyn’s children would inherit the throne

Question 18

What was the line of succession that Henry established?

Answer 18

Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I

Question 19

how did Henry try to gain public support?

Answer 19

• closed monasteries and gave its land to his supporters

- Cromwell exaggerated corruption in those monasteries

Question 20

When were the monasteries completed dissolved by the Parliament? And what was the result?

Answer 20

1536 and 1539

-made Henry and his supporters wealthier

Question 21

What was the Pilgrimage of Grace? And when did it happen?

Answer 21

• 1536
• peasants and gentry made a rebellion
• demanded restoration of Catholicism and monasteries
• blamed Cromwell because they still believed in the king
• king refused their cause and they were executed

Question 22

What was the Act of Six Articles? And when was it passed?

Answer 22

• 1539
• established doctrines of Anglican Church
• supported Catholic beliefs

Question 23

When did henry permit the translation of the English Bible?

Answer 23

1537

Question 24

What was the effect of William Tyndale’s bible translation?

Answer 24

• some meanings were changed
• gave Bible more accurate understanding
• Henry had unknowingly helped the Protestant cause