The fall of Anne Boleyn

What was Anne an advocate of to start with?

Church reform

What was Anne responsible for?

Pushing the king in a more Protestant direction

What controversial Protestant book did Anne give to H8?

The Obedience of a Christian Man by William Tyndale

What did the book argue and why was it deemed heretical by the Church?

Argued that monarchs were accountable only to God not the Pope

What did the book provide Henry with?

The intellectual and theological justification he needed to break away from Rome and pursue his annulment

Whose relations publicly broke down?

Cromwell and Anne’s

Why was Cromwell insecure?

He felt his relationship with the king was threatened

Who did Cromwell ally with?

Conservatives

What did Cromwell and the conservatives convince H8?

That Anne’s flirtatious manner had led to adultry

Why did Anne become more vulnerable?

Catherine of Aragon died in January 1536

What was Anne accused of?

Adultry and incest

When was Anne executed?

19th may 1536