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Although the Church was very powerful and wealthy in the 1530s, name 4 issues they faced
Increasingly seen as corrupt eg. fake relics, issues with pluralism and nonresidence, criticisms from even devout Catholics, the decline in monasticism
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provide an example of pluralism and nonresidence
Wolsey
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Provide 2 examples of devout Catholics who criticized the church
John Colnot, More
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When did Martin Luther nail his 'Nighty-five theses' to the Church in Wittenburg criticizing the church such as it selling indulgences?
1517
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Why did the Protest movement of reform (protestant reformation) spread across Europe?
Growth of the printing press
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Who and when was the first English Bible published?
1526, William Tyndale
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What gave reformers relief from persecution and gave them a chance to debate the church?
Henry from 1529 henry encouraged criticism of the pope and Cleary to pressurize them for a divorce
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As a result, what did this enable reformers to do?
develop ideas, increase support and gain influence in government
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What 2 things did Anne Boylen influence in terms of religion?
Drew henry's attention to Tyndale's work, Encoruafed Henry to appoint reformers into powerful church positions like Cramner
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What was the position of reformers in 1536?
Established in government, a debate began in Court although Henry wasn't interested, In London and the southeast preachers of protestant ideas were more open
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What was Jane Seymour's family's religious stance?
Reformists
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Closure of the monasteries
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How many monasteries did Wolsey close in the 1520s?
29
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Why were these 29 monasteries bale to be dissolution?
The papal commission, decayed(few monks and nuns)
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When was Cromwell appointed Vicar general and what does the role entail?
1535, Henry's deputy in running the church
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What report gave evidence of the corruption of the monasteries, the wealth of the church, and how much money Henry would make from monasteries dissolution?
Valor Ecclesiasticus
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Where was the 2nd report recorded that gave Cromwell all the evidence he needed to shut down the monasteries?
Comperta
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When was the Act of the Dissolution of the smaller monasteries?
1536
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What was the definition of a smaller monastery?
worthless then £200
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What did Act mean that virtually all the monasteries were gone?
Act of the Dissolution of the Larger monasteries 1539
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What and when was set up the property and income from the monasteries?
1540 Court of Augentations
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Impact of the dissolution of the monasteries
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Impact on the crown
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How wealth much did the dissolution of the monasteries make of the entire Kingdom?
10%
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What was the money from the monasteries be primarily used for?
Aggressive foreign policy
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Why were monasteries not sold off at full value?
They were sold off quickly to court favorites
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What did the land accelerating in the latter part of Henry's reign result in?
losing control and future income
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Impact on the nobles and gentry
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What did buying monasteries increase control and influence over?
Local communities
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What class gained huge wealth and status from the dissolution?
Gentry (JPS, Merchants)
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By the end of Henry's reign how much monastic land was sold?
2/3
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Impact on protestants
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What did the dissolution not change?
doctrine
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However, what communities did it destroy?
Monks and nuns (most opposed to luterism and most loyal to the pope)
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As a result, what did it destroy in terms of ideas?
The stronghold of traditional beliefs potentially destroyed the return of a roman catholic England
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Impact on monks and Nuns
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What 2 reasons why monks and nuns were the main losers of the dissolution?
Noe unemployed and homeless
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However, what did most receive?
pensions or one-off compensation payments
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How many ex-monks secured other paid positions in the Church?
1/5
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What amount of monks and nuns fell into poverty according to historians?
a small amount
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Impact on ordinary people
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What was not replaced that seriously impacted the sick, travelers, employees of .....?
Religious houses - services weren't replaced
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Why might people of experienced a sense of loss because of the dissolution?
Can't pay money to monks to pray for loved ones and reduce time in purgatory
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However, what did others think about monastic life showing that each attitude varied?
Medevil and corrupt
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Impact on education
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What happened to many great libraries?
Broken up and books burnt
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What groups education did the dissolution impact?
Children of the Gentry
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provide an example of Cathedrals that came out of old monasteries
Chester
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What did some of these cathedrals provide?
education such as from Bishops or priests
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many new schools came from monasteries new sites, give examples of their names
Many 'new' King Henry and Edward schools
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Causes of the Reformation
Political, religious, and financial motivations
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Political motivations
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Who did Henry not trust, that did have an oath of King's supremacy but, did give the most opposition from the break of Rome?
Monastic houses
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Why did the reformation secure nobilities support when succession was still uncertain?
Nobels began to see the value of change of religious events due to wealth distribution
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Why did the dissolution establish an independent nation-state?
It confirms the break from Rome
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Religious motivations
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Along with the criticisms of monastic life, what proved the dissolution was possible?
Religious houses being dissolved in Germany
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Financial gain
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What did money from the church made Cromwell be able to avoid?
imposing taxation
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What was Henry scared off?
A catholic crusade
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Thus, what helped his threat through the money from the dissolution?
Fortifications built across the coast
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The reformations
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The reformation
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When were the 1st Royal injunctions?
1536
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What did the 1536 Royal injunctions place were their restrictions on?
the number of holy days
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What did the 1536 Royal injunctions discourage?
pilgrimages
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What happened to the Veneration (worship) of relics and images?
It was condemned
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What else did Cromwell issue that lists rules of English faith inc. beliefs, practices but kept some catholic elements?
10 articles of faith
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When was the Bishops book?
1537
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What was the Bishops Book?
issued statements on correct beliefs and practices of English church
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When was the 2nd Royal injuntions?
1538
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What did the Royal injections do?
to have an English bible, ordinary people are encoruaged to read it
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In 1538, what 2 main things made him question that religious changes had gone too far?
Cromwell influenced warning and Howards family gained influence, wanted to forge an allaience with the catholic church
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What restored key things of Catholic doctine like transubstation?
Act of 6 articles 1539
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When did Henry restrict the bible to upper-class males and why?
1543, scared they were reading the wrong parts of the bible
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When was the King's book?
1543
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What was the King's book?
revised Bishops book issuing more traditionally catholic ideas/beliefs
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Why was 1543-1547 known as catholicism without the pope?
doctrine and practice unchanged from the Catholic Church . Henry had financial and political power but the rest was virtually unchanged
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What did the use of parliament make the doctrine ?
Gave it political creditability and legitimacy and the consenus it was the 'will of the people'
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What did the English believe in 1547?
no record at this time, no 2 distinct groups
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