Henry VIII & The Break with Rome

Question 1

Who is seen to have started the Protestant Reformation in Europe?

Answer 1

Martin Luther

Question 2

What was the 95 theses and where did Luther put it? (2)

Answer 2

• Ideas to reform the Catholic Church

- Wittenberg

Question 3

What title did the Pope initially give Henry and in what year?

Answer 3

• Defender of the Faith

- 1521

Question 4

In which year did Henry, probably, begin to think of annulling his marriage to Catherine?

Answer 4

1527

Question 5

What does ‘annul’ mean?

Answer 5

To cancel

Question 6

What relation was Charles V to Catherine of Catherine?

Answer 6

Her nephew

Question 7

Who was set the task of getting the annulment for Henry VIII?

Answer 7

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

Question 8

Why did the nobles of England not like Wolsey?

Answer 8

Due to being the son of a butcher from Ipswich, he was seen as a commoner.

Question 9

What major events happened in 1529? (5)

Answer 9

• There was a failure to reach an agreement over the annulment of the marriage between Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Campeggio.
• The case was moved to Rome.
• Wolsey lost power.
• The year in which the Reformation Parliament first sat – one of seven sittings.
• Anti-clericalism (against the Church) was common in this Parliament.

Question 10

Who became Henry’s new chief advisor and when?

Answer 10

Thomas Cromwell, 1529

Question 11

Give three facts about Thomas Cromwell (3)

Answer 11

• He had Protestant sympathies and wanted to reduce the power of the Pope
• Studied law and rose to prominence under Wolsey
• Appointed Chancellor by Henry VIII

Question 12

Who was appointed the new Archbishop of Canterbury and when? (2)

Answer 12

Thomas Cranmer, 1532

Question 13

When was the Act in Restraint of Annates introduced and what was it?

Answer 13

• 1532

- Stopped all but 5% of payments by newly appointed senior clergy to the Pope

Question 14

When was the Act in Restraint of Appeals introduced & what was it? (2)

Answer 14

1533

forbade appeals to Rome

Question 15

What were the two objectives of the Act in Restraint of Appeals? (2)

Answer 15

• to allow Cranmer to give a ruling on Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon which could not be appealed
• to generally intimidate the pope

Question 16

When was the Act of Succession introduced and what was it?

Answer 16

1533

It stated that the heirs to throne would now be the children of Henry and Anne, not Henry and Catherine

Question 17

When was the Act of Supremacy introduced and what was it?

Answer 17

1534 – This made Henry the head of the English Church and not the Pope

Question 18

What was Henry’s full title after the Act of Supremacy?

Answer 18

‘Head of the Church in England and Wales as far as the word of God allows.’

Question 19

When was the Treason Act introduced and what was it?

Answer 19

1534 – This meant anyone who denied Henry’s position as Head of the Church could be tried for treason

Question 20

In what way could Henry be considered a religious figure?

Answer 20

He was the Head of the English Church!