Opposition To The Reformists

Question 1

Elizabeth barton

Answer 1

• vision of bad consequences if henry leaves cath prophesies loss of phrone
• taken serious by john fisher whom showed signs of compliance w the divorce before meeting barton in 1531
• executed with 4 followers in 21st april 1534 same day londeners oath supporting succession

Question 2

Bishop fisher

Answer 2

• in 1533 convocation only bishop to speak out against annulment
• 1533 arrested for supporting barton, henry lets him off with £300 fine in 1534
• in april 1534 refused oath of supremecy, offers to swear to succession but not supremecy henry no compromise, 1534 passing act of attainer, deckaired guilty of treason

Question 3

Thomas more

Answer 3

• close friend of henry made lord chancellor after wolseys falls
• refused to swear iaty of supremecy in 1534
• executed in 1535 does nothing for crowns rep

Question 4

Franciscan monks

Answer 4

• open and public defiance of the annulment first from within the observant farnciscans.
• warden at richmond on Easter sunday denounced divorce plans before the king
• after AoT 1534 all houses shut down and monks dispersed. 30 monks arrested and died in prison

Question 5

carthusian monks

Answer 5

• in 1532-3 refused to acceot the annulment. in 1534, resisted the govt pressure to agree to declerations against the authority of the pope.
• april 1535, 3 monks arrestd for denying supremact. Executed and became martyrs. over 3 years, 18 were arrested, executed or dtarved to death in prison
• opposition not united, some did not want to die. Priors conformed but otehrs grumbled.

Question 6

everyday opposition

Answer 6

• churchwardens accounts show that most traditional habits of the 1520s continued well into henrys reign.
• 80% of churchs in three areas in lincold did not bring in the english bibles 6 months after the 1538 injunctions. Church officials did nothing to enforce it.
• but by 1545 most churches had them because of proclamations in 1541 of a £2 fine