HOW EFFECTIVE WERE HENRY'S RELIGIOUS CHANGES? 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: eliesharaiCreated on: 23-11-18 18:37 Nature of royal supremacy Change in relationship between English monarchy and subjects Henry VIII wanted annulment from Catherine of Aragon - not a religious reformer (advisors had more redical views) Reformist idea in London and South East, other regions = traditional catholic practices and beliefs predominant Impact greater in South West and North 1 of 5 Cromwell's changes 1535 - appointed as Vicegerent of the Spirituals - power in Church and used it to alter its doctrine - propaganda campaign = supremacy New bishops appointed e.g. Hugh Latimer Preaching controlled through govt. liences, clergy ordered to give sermons against pope April 1535 - royal letters sent to all bishops, nobility and JPs, ordering them to imprison clergymen who continued to support pope Act of 10 Articles (1536) - doctrine of new Enlgish Church, in line with Catholic belief, article on Eucharist = sacraments decreased from 7 to 3 Cromwell issued set of Injunctions to English clergy in 1536, attacked traditional practices, banned Holy Days Undermined authority of pope, met with opposition 2 of 5 Opposition to break with Rome and Henry's response Parliamentary legislation = legal break with Rome, support of people Act of Supremacy made provision for an oath 1534 Treason Act - refused to swear an oath = traitors Sir Thomas More, John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester = executed in 1535 Court = conservative faction emerged, restoration of Catholicism - Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, Thomas, Lord Darct, John, Lord Hussey Saw Princess Mary as natural firgurehead 1535-6 - court based plot sought to remove Henry and replace with Mary 3 of 5 Dissolution of the smaller monasteries impact 1536 Monasteries and convents Monastic orders - Benedictines and Cistercians followed rules of poverty, chastity and obedience Becoming monk/nun = voaction by God - supported poor, elderly and sick Important centres of education and training and learning Local employers and landlords By 1530s = 900 religious homes and 12,000 people in religious orders Local lifeline to North - social and economic hardship Monks and nuns = obedience to pope in Rome Suspicious belief in purgatory Wealthy - valuable source of income for him and could reward supporters 4 of 5 Process of dissolution Began in 1535 with Volor Ecclesiaticus - surveyed all Church property and revealed to Henry their wealth 1537 and 1547 - dissolution raised £1.3 million Valor followed by visitations of monasteries by commissioners e.g. Thomas Leigh and Richard Layton Find evidence of corruption - both used by Cromwell in 1536 Act of Parliament = authorised dissolution of monasteries worth less than £200 per annum Destruction of buildings - lead stripped from roofs and melted down, stained glass and images smashed Rebellion broke out in Louth (Lincolnshire) i 1536 - people built new spire for Parish Church - feared it would be demolished Rebellioon spread to Yorkshire and other northern areas 5 of 5
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