Religion Flashcards
(30 cards)
Problems before reformation
-Bishops appointed for political not religious reasons
-Morals of priests
-12.5 % of clergymen had a woman in 1520
-Decline in papal leadership
-Men gained offices through nepotism
How many clergymen had a woman in 1520
12.5%
Reformation
-King’s great matter
-Desired divorce in 1526 as she was 42
-Marriage was cursed due to bible
-Act of supremacy 1534
-Over 800 abbeys before reformation
-First fruits and tenths act 1534 assessed wealth
-Total income of all religious orders in 1535 was £200,000
-1536 Dissolution Act
-Monasteries that earned under £200 were to be closed
-By 1547 crown had raised £800,000 from sale of monastic land
Act of Supremacy
1534
How many abbeys before reformation
800
When did Henry want a divorce
1526
42 year old wife
First Fruits and Tenths Act
1534
Income of religious orders
1535
£200,000
Dissolution Act
1536
How much was raised from sale of monastery land
1547
£800,000
Edward VI Regents
-Duke of Somerset
-Duke of Northumberland
Edward VI
-Act of Six Articles 1539 was repealed
-Harsh Treason Act 1534 repealed
-Hersey Laws repealed so can be spoken about
-Clergy preach in English
-Chantries Act 1547 abolishes them
-Prayer book 1549
-Act of uniformity 1549
-Second prayer book 1552
Harsh Treason Act
1534 repealed
Act of Six Articles
1539 repealed
Chantries act
1547
Prayer book one and act of uniformity
1549
Second prayer book
1552
Mary
-Act of Repeal 1553 meant Edwards changes go
-Married clergy have to give up wives
-1554 cardinal pole returns to England to restore Rome
-Second Act of Repeal 1554 restores pope
-Failure of Wyatt’s leads to sympathy for protestant cause
-1555 - end of Mary’s reign , 300 Protestants burned
-1558 Mary’s death means reform did not last
Act of repeal
1553
Cardinal pole arrives
1554
Second Act of Repeal
1554
How many Protestants burn
300
Elizabeth
-Act of Supremacy 1559
-Repealed Hersey laws
-Act of Uniformity 1559 restores second Edwardian prayer book
-Act of 1559 allows priests to marry
-All to attend church
-Royal Injunctions 1559, Cecil outlines what clergy need to do
-39 articles 1563 define doctrine of Church of England
-1567 first book of common prayer in welsh
-1588 welsh bible by William Morgan
Act of supremacy 2
1559