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Heirarchy of the Church
Remained largely intact in comparison to the start of Henry’s reign
There had been little attempt to alter the interior of churches
Services remained largely traditional in form
Six Articles Act in 1539 and the fall of Cromwell
1539 and 1540
Had seriously weakened the cause of religous reform
Services continued to be held in Latin and music continued to play an important role in services in cathedrals and collegiate churches
Jurisdiction of the Pope
Pope’s jurisdiction had been destroyed
The king was a much more visible authority figure than the Pope, whose grip on the English Church had been remarkably loose much of the time
Monasteries
Monasteries had been dissolved
Many monastic buildings were falling into ruin
There had been a massive transfer of resources from the Church to the Crown through the dissolution
Parish churches were required to possess Bibles in English
Religious culture
Had been influenced by humanism
Had contributed to the undermining of the traditional Church and by the end of Henry VIII’s reign humanism looked posed to achieve even greater influence
Diverse humanist influence
Unboubted humanism of Catholic martyrs like More and Fisher shows how diverse humanist influence had become
Renaissance culture
Wider Renaissance culture had become firmly entrenched at court and in the circles of the wealthy and well educated and would retain its cultural prominence for the rest of the century
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