The opposition to Henrys monestries

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  • The opposition to Henrys monasteries (Specific people or groups of people)
    • John Fisher
      • Why did he oppose?
        • He believed in the powers given to the papacy, opposition was a mortal sin.
      • How he opposed and what happened?
        • He refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy.
        • He was executed.
    • Thomas More
      • Why did he oppose?
        • He did not agree with Henry's divorce from Catherine.
        • He did not believe that the Church should be under lay control.
        • He was a supporter of papal authority.
      • How he opposed and what happened
        • He resigned  Lord Chancellor
        • He refused to sign the Oath of Supremacy.
        • He was executed.
    • Elizabeth Barton
      • Why did she oppose?
        • She opposed Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
      • How she opposed and what happened
        • She prophesied that Henry would lose the throne.
        • She was executed.
    • Francis Bigod
      • Why did he oppose?
        • He was unset because some of the agreements signed after the Pilgrimage of Grace were not signed. He was also upset by the dissolution of the monesteries.
      • How he opposed and what happened
        • He formed a rebellion
        • He was hanged.
    • Carthusians and Observant monks
      • Why did they oppose?
        • They disagreed with the break from Rome.
      • How they opposed and what happened to them.
        • Resisted changes
        • Houses were closed, imprisonment and some executed, other dies of starvation rather than surrender.

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