break with rome decline in monastasism
late Henry wanted a divorce: Catherine of Aragon
1920’s past child bearing age and hadn’t produced a
male heir, Henry had fallen in love with Anne
Boleyn (niece of Duke of Norfolk)
he found biblical justi cation in the book of
Leviticus prohibiting a man to marry his brother’s
widow
1527 Pope Clement VII was the Emperors prisoner
Wolsey called Henry before a fake court
Catherine refused and appealed to Rome
1529 Cardinal Campeggio adjourns the case and
Wolsey dies after being charged with preaminure
1531 process of aggravation began with clergy
accused of praemunire
1532 restraint of annates - annates had to be paid to
the king rather than the Pope
1533 act in restraint of appeals - Catherine couldn’t
appeal to Rhome
1534 treason act deeming spoken word and deed
treasonable enabling execution of Sir Thomas
More
act of succession - Henry’s marriage to
Catherine declared void and succession laid with
Cromwell Anne’s children
emerges
focusing act of supremacy - legislative force
parliament accomplishing break with Rome
on the
divorce 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus - Cromwell
and the commissioned by Henry to survey the value
church and property of monasteries, discovered
they could double the crown’s income
the land could also be sold o to the nobility
monasteries were also bastions of Catholic
doctrine, Carthusians and Franciscans
opposed Henry’s legislations (also outdated)
1536 Court of Augmentations established to deal
with the dissolution and the income,
increased from £150,000 to £300,000
1539 act of 6 articles - back to Catholicism without act dissolving greater monastaries
the Pope with penalty for opposition i.e. denial of
transubstantiation resulted in burning
1543 King’s book - revised the Bishop’s book
defending transubstantiation and encouraging
preaching and images
1547 almost 2/3 of monastic land sold or granted
away for cheaper than should have been
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late Henry wanted a divorce: Catherine of Aragon
1920’s past child bearing age and hadn’t produced a
male heir, Henry had fallen in love with Anne
Boleyn (niece of Duke of Norfolk)
he found biblical justi cation in the book of
Leviticus prohibiting a man to marry his brother’s
widow
1527 Pope Clement VII was the Emperors prisoner
Wolsey called Henry before a fake court
Catherine refused and appealed to Rome
1529 Cardinal Campeggio adjourns the case and
Wolsey dies after being charged with preaminure
1531 process of aggravation began with clergy
accused of praemunire
1532 restraint of annates - annates had to be paid to
the king rather than the Pope
1533 act in restraint of appeals - Catherine couldn’t
appeal to Rhome
1534 treason act deeming spoken word and deed
treasonable enabling execution of Sir Thomas
More
act of succession - Henry’s marriage to
Catherine declared void and succession laid with
Cromwell Anne’s children
emerges
focusing act of supremacy - legislative force
parliament accomplishing break with Rome
on the
divorce 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus - Cromwell
and the commissioned by Henry to survey the value
church and property of monasteries, discovered
they could double the crown’s income
the land could also be sold o to the nobility
monasteries were also bastions of Catholic
doctrine, Carthusians and Franciscans
opposed Henry’s legislations (also outdated)
1536 Court of Augmentations established to deal
with the dissolution and the income,
increased from £150,000 to £300,000
1539 act of 6 articles - back to Catholicism without act dissolving greater monastaries
the Pope with penalty for opposition i.e. denial of
transubstantiation resulted in burning
1543 King’s book - revised the Bishop’s book
defending transubstantiation and encouraging
preaching and images
1547 almost 2/3 of monastic land sold or granted
away for cheaper than should have been
fi ff
