henry VIII and the reformation Flashcards
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Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome?
Male heir
Money
Power
Love.
Reformation
16th century movement, which led The break with the Catholic Church
The beginning of the Protestant church 
Renaissance
Cultural movement began Italy in the 1500s.
Some people began to question the teaching of the Catholic Church to consider a scientific explanation
Printing press
Invented by Guttenberg in 1455
Took power away from the church because it allowed new books and translations of the Bible to be published
Martin Luther
German monk who helped start, the Reformation was 95 theses and create the Protestant face
- Theses.
A document outlining Martyn, Luther’s 95 criticisms of the Catholic Church.
Accuse them of
Corruption.
Misleading teachings.
Greed
Henry VIII
King of England, 1509-1547 Called ‘defender of the (catholic) faith’ by the pope in 1521
Renaissance man
To be well read, cultured, artistic and thoughtful 
Machiavellian King
To be cunning and scheming, especially in politics
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor from 1515 to 1529, the pope’s representative in England and very Wealthy and powerful man
Thomas Cranmer
Replace Cardinal Wallsey as Archbishop of Canterbury, allowed Henry’s marriage to Anne boleyn 
Thomas Cromwell
Henry VIII’s chief minister for 1532 to a lawyer strong protestant
Act of supremacy
1534 H officially broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and became head of the church of England 
Annulment
To declare that a marriage never actually existed
heir 
A person who inherits the throne 
Dissolution of monasteries
Henry V III’s actions to strip the monasteries of the wealth and land
Revenue
The annual income of the king to pay for wars and other expenses
faction
political group, who fought for the power and influence over Henry
Royal supremacy
The king replace the pope’s religious power in England
Litany
A long prayer usually led by a priest involving responses from the worshippers
The six articles
Forbade superstitious practices such as kneeling before images of Saints
passed in 1539
Pilgrimage of grace
Led by Robert Aske in 1536 Northern nobles were angered by the dissolution of the monasteries and rebelled against henry, VIII