Henry VII and the Church

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How many parish churches were there?
over 8000
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How did the church help social and political elites to maintain social control?
Encouragement of good behaviour, obedience and stress of value of community
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What were the two most important things the church offered?
grace and purgatory
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What are the 7 sacraments?
Baptism, confirmation, marriage, anointing, penance, holy orders and eucharist.
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How much land in England did the church own?
1/3, 2nd biggest landowner after the crown
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Examples of the role of the church in everyday life?
mass, education, providing housing, building, community work.
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Why did people become benefactors and give money to the church?
to reduce time in purgatory
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What was the Lollards aim for the bible and who was the founder?
To translate it into English, John Wycliffe
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What was anti-clericalism criticisms of the church?
The catholic church was corrupt, denied the special status of the priest, sceptical of transubstantiation.
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What were humanists concerns and beliefs?
belief in the catholic faith and free will
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name 2 early humanist scholars
William Grocyn (1449-1519) and Thomas Linacre (1460-1524)
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What alternative system had more influence in England during Henry VII reign?
Scholaticism
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What changes took place in education?
53 new grammar schools in 1460-1509
after 1480 a more humanists approch
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what was the most important subject taught at grammar schools?
Latin
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which chapel did Henry VII commission?
Westminister abbey
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what did William Caxton establish in 1478?
the printing press - could now spread ideas more quickley
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