Break with Rome

Question 1

What was drawn up in 1530 by Cramner, Foxe and St German?

Answer 1

Collectanae Satis Copiosa - compiled evidence to support royal supremacy

Question 2

What book influenced Henry’s idea of the Supremacy?

Answer 2

Tyndale’s ‘The Obedience of the Christian Man’

Question 3

What happened at 1531 Convocation of Canterbury?

Answer 3

Henry acknowledged as ‘singular protector, only and supreme Lord and, as far as the Law of Christ allows, even Supreme Head’ - both Henry and clergy see this as a win

Question 4

When and what was the submission of the clergy?

Answer 4

1532 - all ecclesiastic laws subject to king’s approval

Confirmed in act of Parliament in 1534

Question 5

When and what was the conditional act of restraint of annates?

Answer 5

1532 - would stop annates (payments) being made to Rome if divorce was not granted

Question 6

When and what was the act of restraint of appeals?

Answer 6

1533 - ended the pope’s right to act as a final court of appeal in matters of canon law - meant Kath could not appeal to the pope

Question 7

When and what was the act of restraint of annates?

Answer 7

1534 - annates now went to Henry, not the Pope

Question 8

When and what was the act of dispensations?

Answer 8

1534 - further source of revenue redirected to the crown - ‘Peter’s pence’

Question 9

When and what was the Act for the Submission of the Clergy?

Answer 9

1534 - confirmed details of 1532 submission

Question 10

When and what was the act of succession?

Answer 10

1534 - declared Mary a bastard, Anne’s children to be heirs, oath of succession

Question 11

When and what was the act of supremacy?

Answer 11

1534 - Henry given title of supreme head (takes away 1531 caveat), oath of supremacy

Question 12

What and when was the treason act?

Answer 12

1534 - treason to threaten Henry or Anne or deny his right to be king

Question 13

When and what was act of first fruits and tenths?

Answer 13

1534 - further revenue redirected to Crown

Question 14

When and what was act extinguishing the authority of the bishop of rome?

Answer 14

1536 - removed all papal authority in england

Question 15

Act of Ten Articles

Answer 15

1536 - PROTESTANT (caveat - possibly only done to appease League of Schmalkalden)

reduced sacraments from 7 to 3

Question 16

First Royal Injunctions

Answer 16

1536 - PROTESTANT

orders to the clergy e.g. defending royal sup in sermons and teaching children Lord’s Prayer in english

Question 17

First Act of Dissolution

Answer 17

1536 - PROTESTANT

dissolved small monastic houses (with income less than £200)

Question 18

Bishop’s Book

Answer 18

1537 - PROT/CATH

compromise after PoG - reestablished 7 sacraments BUT said 4 that had been dropped were of lesser importance

Question 19

Matthew’s Bible

Answer 19

1537 - PROTESTANT

english bible

Question 20

Second Royal Injunctions

Answer 20

1538 - PROTESTANT

e.g. english bible to be placed in all parish churches

Question 21

Burning of John Lambert

Answer 21

1538 - CATHOLIC (caveat, Caths also burned for denying royal sup - shows religion less influential than power)

burned for denying transubstantiation

Question 22

Great Bible

Answer 22

1539 - PROTESTANT

first authorised edition of english bible - all parish churches ordered to have a copy

Question 23

Act of Six Articles

Answer 23

1539 - CATHOLIC

replaced 10 arts - e.g confirmed transubstantiation, priests forbidden to marry etc..

Question 24

King’s book

Answer 24

1543 - CATHOLIC

book defining doctrine of English church, asserted seven sacraments

Question 25

Act of the Advancement of the True Religion

Answer 25

1543 - CATHOLIC

restricted reading of bible to clerics, nobles, gentry and rich merchants

Question 26

Who was the Holy Maid of Kent and how did she oppose the Reformation?

Answer 26

Elizabeth Barton - grew in notoriety for her visions of the Virgin Mary

Prophesised against the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Executed April 1534

Question 27

Who was Bishop Fisher and how did he oppose the Reformation?

Answer 27

Bishop of Rochester, steadfast in his support for Catherine

Fined £300 for his support for the Holy Maid of Kent

Executed June 1535 for refusing to swear Oath of Succession

Question 28

Who was Thomas More and how did he oppose the Reformation?

Answer 28

Lord Chancellor (resigned in 1532 after submission of the clergy)

Would not approve of the Boleyn marriage of reject papal authority.

Executed in July 1535 for refusing to swear Oath of Supremacy

Question 29

Who were the Franciscans and the Carthusians and how did they oppose the Reformation?

Answer 29

Religious orders

Friars particularly dangerous due to their close proximity to Greenwich Palace - All 7 Friaries closed down and a number of Friars imprisoned

Over 3 years, 18 Carthusians were either executed or starved to death

Question 30

What happened in July 1544 and July 1546 which showed Henry’s contradictions in religious policy?

Answer 30

Sir John Cheke, a Protestant Humanist, was appointed tutor to Prince Edward

Appointed heavily Protestant regency council

Question 31

What act was passed in December 1545?

Answer 31

Chantries Act allowing for the dissolution of the chantries - passed but not enforced

Question 32

What happened in July 1546 which shows Henry’s aversion to Protestantism?

Answer 32

Anne Askew burned for denying tramsubstantiation