Key figures Barton etc 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryASAll boards Created by: AlexCreated on: 31-03-12 18:59 John Fisher May 1535 cardinal More of a threat than Thomas More – even more catholic than More Stronger conviction Only bishop who refused Reformation Links to Catherine of Aragon was good Refused Oath of Succession Had Pope on his side and supporters of Catherine 1 of 4 The Carthusians Itinerant preachers and can hence spread the word High ranking income £160,000 p.a. approx. Same income as Henry 10,000 of them Not united in their views Leaders were executed 18 members of Charterhouse were starved or executed 6 killed around the same time as fisher Didn’t travel very far Rich and in London, Henry can see their monastery from his house 2 of 4 Elizabeth Barton Messenger from God Archbishop Warham – 1533 Vision of Holy Mary, gives advice and insights ‘Fatima visions’ 20th century Friends in high places Probably was mentally ill but not understood Travels around Kent Prophesising Said that Henry would not live a month after his marriage Has strong supporters Dr Edward Bocking writes down prophecies 3 of 4 Robert Barnes (1495 – 1540) Augustinian friar in his early years Non-conformist religious views Forced to recant his views before a tribunal in 1526, before fleeing to Wittenberg in 1528 Henry and Cromwell saw Barnes as a potential useful link with Luther Turned in radical John Lambert who was burned at the stake Condemned to the flames on 30 July 1540 4 of 4
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