religious developments Flashcards
the reformation Parliament
- attacked Wolsey for praemunire (answering to the Pope before the King)
- led to general criticism against the church- sympathy for writers like Tyndale and Fish
Thomas Cromwell’s solution
1530 - appointed to Royal council
used his position to force the clergy to submit to the King - this would force the Pope
John Lambert execution
denied transubstantiation- suggests Henry was becoming increasingly tyrannical against those who spoke against him
introduction of English Litany
1544
shows further progress towards Protestantism
period of religious confusion
ruling anti-catholic acts but not enforced
trying to appease both faiths
Christopher Germain
English lawyer who argued that Henry had the right to govern the church in his own kingdom
William Tyndale
‘Obedience of the Christian Man’ - about kings who controlled the church, not foreign authorities like the Pope
power
Henry did not want to have to answer to another man. He was chosen by God, so only answerable to God
money
- donations would go to him, rather than the Pope
- used the wealth of the catholic churches for his own purpose
papacy
had lost respect in the last years due to involved in politics rather than only religious activity
1532
Henry decided to break with Rome and establish a royal supremacy over the church
significance of English litany
it allowed the congregation to become more involved and feel more accepted in the new religion
fluctuations in his policy
perhaps to prevent religious extremism that was going on in other parts of Europe and causing a civil war
wanted to maintain a religious balance
period of inflation
Henry couldn’t survive off crown rents and loans alone
needed to meet the expenses of the government- could use the monastic lands
Ex: needed money to put down the Geraldine Rebellion in Ireland
