Henry VIII - Church Reform Flashcards
(40 cards)
If you are a ‘humanist’ are you anti-Catholic?
No
Examples of Humanist schools (Henry VIII)
- St Paul’s (London)
- Magdalen’s College School (Oxford)
- Corpus Christi College (Oxford)
- Cardinal College (Oxford)
- St John’s College (Cambridge)
Which culture did Humanists take influence from?
Ancient Greece & Rome
Who saw himself as a promoter of Humanism? (Henry VIII)
Henry VIII
The most important humanist writer (Henry VIII)
Thomas More
Which three tombs did Henry VIII commission in a renaissance style?
- Henry VII
- Elizabeth of York
- Margaret Beaufort
Which three people engineered church reform? (Henry VIII)
- Henry VIII
- Cromwell
- Thomas Cranmer
Key example of corruption in the church (Henry VIII)
Wolsey
Define ‘anticlericalism’
Opposition to church law
Case study for anticlericalism (Henry VIII)
death of Richard Hunne
When did Richard Hunne die? (Henry VIII)
1514
Rumour surrounding Richard Hunne’s death? (Henry VIII)
Murdered by the Church, made to look like a suicide
How many religious houses did Wolsey dissolve in 1520’s?
20
What was the ‘Supplication of the Beggars’? (Henry VIII)
Literature that emphasised corruption of the Church
What were the three Church weaknesses? (Henry VIII)
- Corruption
- Anticlericalism
- Declining Monasticism
What was the Act of Supremacy?
Made the monarch Supreme Head of the Church of England
When was the Act of Supremacy? (Henry VIII)
1534
Why were six new dioceses made? (Henry VIII)
Improve administration
What was the Valor Ecclesiasticus? (Henry VIII)
Survey of Church wealth
When was the Valor Ecclesiasticus conducted? (Henry VIII)
1535
When was the Act to Dissolve the Smaller Monasteries? (Henry VIII)
1536
When was the Act to Dissolve the Remaining Monasteries? (Henry VIII)
1539
When was the Act to Dissolve All Religious Houses? (Henry VIII)
1540
What qualified as a ‘smaller monastery’? (Henry VIII)
Income under £200 per annum
