how successful were the tudor monarchs

Question 1

who was the most successful tudor monarch

Answer 1

The reign of Elizabeth I is often thought of as a Golden Age. It was a time of extravagance and luxury in which a flourishing popular culture was expressed through writers such as Shakespeare.

Question 2

the protestant reformation

Answer 2

The Protestant Reformation was a significant 16th-century movement that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestantism

Question 3

Why did henry 8th break with Rome

Answer 3

Henry the VIII broke from Rome because he wanted to end his marriage with Catherine of Aragon, who could not give him a male heir. He also wanted to gain more money, control and power over the Church in England,

Question 4

the desolation of the monasteries

Answer 4

The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded all Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; destroyed buildings and relics; dispersed or destroyed libraries; and provided for their former personnel and functions.

Question 5

Edward 6th and Protestantism

Answer 5

Henry VIII is seen as a Protestant king — he established the Church of England and called himself “Supreme Head of the Church,” as well as ordering revisions to Catholic religious practices, however, he was never really a true Protestant.

Question 6

Elizabeth’s middle way

Answer 6

In order to marry Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, Henry had divorced Catherine of Aragon which meant that
Catholics
did not see Elizabeth as a rightful queen. They believed that Henry had been lawfully married to Catherine of Aragon when Elizabeth had been born. Her sister, Mary, had made Roman Catholicism the official religion of the country, but most of the people were
Protestant
.