Henry 8: post 1929 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the official name for payments to the Catholic Church in Rome?
Annates
The act that made Mary illegitimate:
Act of Succession, March 1534
The act that made Henry the head of the church:
Act of Supremacy, November 1534
Who was Sir Thomas More?
Henry’s close friend who was executed for treason after refusing to swear the Oath of Supremacy in 1535
How much of England’s land did the Church own?
Over 25%
Why was the Act of 10 Articles significant?
They marked the first time the doctrine of the Church of England changed from Catholicism, and a move towards Protestantism (1536)
When were the 10 Articles replaced with the 6 Articles?
1539
What were two examples of clauses in the 10 Articles?
Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist (C); justification by faith alone (P)
How many were involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace?
40k rebels
By how much did Aske’s rebel forces outnumber the king’s army?
5:1
What was a political/ social success from the Pilgrimage of Grace?
The Council of the North was revived, giving them more independence and influence
Evidence of a class divide during the Pilgrimage of Grace:
One of the rebel’s demands was for the removal of Cromwell and other “low-born” advisers of the king- even though most of them themselves were peasants
What did Cromwell become in Florence?
Cultured
What did Cromwell become in Antwerp?
A cloth merchant
Who did Cromwell marry?
Elizabeth Wyckes, a wealthy family
When did Cromwell become MP for Taunton?
1529
Who was executed for denying transubstantiation in 1538?
John Lambert
When did Henry write the King’s Book and what did it do?
1543; he defended transubstantiation but also attacked iconography
What was the Act for the Advancement of True Religion, and what was protestant or catholic about it?
Only the upper-class could read the Bible (sort of like the Catholic practice where not everyone can read it), but it was still in English
The 4 phases of religious change:
36-39 Swing towards Protestantism; 39-40 Return to Catholicism; 41-43 Religious confusion; 44-47 Triumph of the Reformed Faction
Why was the Act in Restraint of Appeals passed before others?
So that Catherine (or other Catholics) could not ask the pope for help or to judge the changes that were next
What did the Act of 6 Articles bring back from Catholicism?
Celibate priests; purgatory
Which two doctrinal changes were not enforced in the 1540s?
The English Litany; Act to Dissolve the Chantries
Who was John Cheke?
Prince Edward’s Protestant tutor
