Henry VIII
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- Henry VIII
- No Son
- One of Henry's biggest aims was to have a son who would follow after him as King
- Unfortunately his wife, Catherine of Aragon, produced only a daughter, Mary.
- Henry decided to divorce Catherine, who was too old to have any more children, but he needed the support of the Pope to do so.
- Unfortunately his wife, Catherine of Aragon, produced only a daughter, Mary.
- One of Henry's biggest aims was to have a son who would follow after him as King
- Break with Rome
- No Son
- One of Henry's biggest aims was to have a son who would follow after him as King
- Unfortunately his wife, Catherine of Aragon, produced only a daughter, Mary.
- Henry decided to divorce Catherine, who was too old to have any more children, but he needed the support of the Pope to do so.
- Unfortunately his wife, Catherine of Aragon, produced only a daughter, Mary.
- One of Henry's biggest aims was to have a son who would follow after him as King
- The Pope, Clement VII, refused as it was against Catholicism to divorce.
- Henry wanted control of the Church
- No Son
- Henry was bankrupt
- He wanted to be powerful in Europe. He had already fought some very expensive wars in Europe and now desparately needed more money.
- The monasteries were very rich. They owned a quarter of the land in the country.
- Also, they made money by making people pay to get their sins forgiven. If henry took over the monasteries he would be rich.
- How would he close down all the monasteries without a valid reason?
- Dissolution of the monasteries
- Henry sent Thomas Cronwell to get evidence that the monks and nuns were not leading religious lives.
- By 1540, over 800 monasteries had been closed and their wealth taken by henry and his supporters.
- The Church under Henry VIII
- Henry appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the bishops, instead of the Pope.
- Bible was in English
- Services were in English
- England stopped looking to the Pope for guidance and stopped sending him money
- Services were in English
- Bible was in English
- Henry appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the bishops, instead of the Pope.
- The Church under Henry VIII
- By 1540, over 800 monasteries had been closed and their wealth taken by henry and his supporters.
- Henry sent Thomas Cronwell to get evidence that the monks and nuns were not leading religious lives.
- Dissolution of the monasteries
- How would he close down all the monasteries without a valid reason?
- Also, they made money by making people pay to get their sins forgiven. If henry took over the monasteries he would be rich.
- The monasteries were very rich. They owned a quarter of the land in the country.
- He wanted to be powerful in Europe. He had already fought some very expensive wars in Europe and now desparately needed more money.
- Problems
- 1. Henry wants a son
- 2. Henry was bankrupt
- 3. Henry wanted control of the Church
- 2. Henry was bankrupt
- 1. Henry wants a son
- No Son
- Since medieval times there had been repeated struggles over whether the priests and Church leaders should obey the Pope or the King.
- Henry wanted control of the Church
- The powerful monasteries were loyal to the Pope. Henry VIII resented an outsider being in control of such a big part of English Life.
- He wanted to control the Church in his own country.
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