Religious Changes under Henry VIII

What did Henry VIII seek from Cathrine of Aragon?

An annulment

What caused Henry’s break from Rome?

The Pope refused to pass an annulment for Henry’s marriage, and he had yet to have a male heir, with Cathrine of Aragon past child bearing age.

Which minister helped to pass legislation such as the Act of Supremacy?

Thomas Cromwell

Which year was the Act of Supremacy passed?

1534

What did the Act of Supremacy declare Henry as?

The Supreme Head of the Church of England

When did the dissolution of the monasteries begin and end?

1536 till 1540

What benefit did the dissolution of the monasteries serve to Henry?

He stripped the churches of their wealth and increases his finances for war

Monastic lands were profitable

He could also buy off the nobility with his new wealth.

What percentage of the country was catholic?

Roughly 80%

Did Henry continue to follow Catholic doctrine?

Largely yes.

Which year was the Six Articles issued?

1539

What did the Six Articles do?

Punished Catholic heresies and denied Transubstantiation.

What was the punishment for denying Henry as the Supreme Head?

It was considered to be an act of treason - punishable by death.

When was the Act in Restraint of Appeals passed?

1553

What did the Act in Restraint of Appeals state?

Banned legal and ecclesiastical appeals to the Pope in Rome, so Thomas Cranmer could grant Henry VIII’s annulment.

When was the Act of Succession passed?

1534

What did the Act of Succession state?

It legitimised Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn and put succession onto her children, making Mary illegitimate.

When were the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries and Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries Acts passed?

Lesser: 1536

Greater: 1539

When was the Act of Ten Articles passed?

1536

What did the Act of Ten Articles state?

Drafted by Thomas Cranmer, it shifted towards some protestant doctrine, however largely it held a catholic traditional doctrine.

What were the differences between the Act of Ten Articles and the Act of Six Articles?

The Act of Ten Articles had only three sacraments, but still remained majorly Catholic.

The Act of Six Articles highlighted a strictly Catholic doctrine with six sacraments and brutal punishment for breaking the Six Articles

When was the Act for the Advancement of the Bible passed?

1543

What did the Act for the Advancement of the Bible state?

Restricted those who could access the new English Bible, only allowing those who were of higher classes, such as noblemen and gentry (though women could only read it privately) and richer merchants.