Reasons for the break from Rome/dissolution of the monasteries

why did H8 break from Rome/dissolved the monasteries

money, power, religion

Monastic land was sold to provide H8 with…

the money to fortify England in preparation for a potential Catholic Crusade after the Pope’s excommunication of H8

The dissolution of the monasteries allowed H8 to…

placate conservative rivals who opposed the other religious reforms. E.g. The Duke of Norfolk bought former monastic lands.

Money from the church meant Cromwell did not have to…

tax people to maintain the financial stability of the Crown

The laity had become increasingly interested in supporting the dissolution of the monasteries when the had seen…

how much land/wealth they could acquire.

The fact monasteries … became unacceptable to H8s idea of imperial power.

owed loyalty/allegiance to organisations & parent monasteries outside of England

what did H8 do after attempts to get the Pope to favour the annulment failed?

The Submission of the Clergy in 1532 confirmed H8s power as lawmaker & allowed him to action his plan to annul his marriage

The … had given H8 power over the church; it was an outlier that the monasteries still had foreign masters.

Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome & the Act of Supremacy

Thomas Cranmer wrote the book ‘…’ in 1530, which states the legal right of H8 to annul his own marriage as the English church had always been under the control of the monarch.

Collectanea Satis Copiosa

Thomas Cranmer wrote the book ‘Collectanea Satis Copiosa’ in …

1530

Thomas Cranmer wrote the book ‘Collectanea Satis Copiosa’ in 1530, which…

states the legal right of H8 to annul his own marriage as the English church had always been under the control of the monarch.

Thomas Cranmer ruled that...

H8s marriage to CoA was invalid, but his marriage to Anne was legal. This could be done because the Pope’s power had been removed

Some of the most vociferous opponents to H8s other reforms had been the…

monasteries, especially the monastic houses of the Franciscans and Cathusians.

The corruption of the church pressured H8 to…

a break from Rome and the reformation.

The corruption of the church pressured H8 to a break from Rome and the reformation. Epitomised by…

his removal of Wolsey

Thomas Cromwell, H8s key advisor, was…

an enthusiastic protestant

Anne Boleyn was linked to...

reforming writers

Anne Boleyn was linked to reforming writers. These writers convinced H8 that…

he was within his rights to reject the Pope & govern the church.

…, a high profile reformer, was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532.

Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer, a …, was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532.

high profile reformer

Thomas Cranmer, a high profile reformer, was appointed..

Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532.

Religious houses across Europe, especially in Germany & Scandinavia, were…

being dissolved

Religious houses across Europe, especially in …, were being dissolved. The reforming ideas of Erasmus & Tyndale were becoming more prominent.

Germany & Scandinavia

The reforming ideas of … were becoming more prominent.

Erasmus & Tyndale