The English Reformation 16th Century England
The English Church during the Middle Ages Church corruption Simony Wealthy John Wycliffe: Planting the seeds of reform Bible in English Wealth needs to be taken away from Church and given to the crown
Henry VIII
The Problem Henry VIII and the marriage to Catherine of Aragon Henry wants a son to continue the Tudor bloodline The entrance of Anne Boleyn
Henry vs. Rome Henry VIII asks for the annulment, 1527 Rejected!!! Pope Clement VII is under the control of Charles V’s (nephew of Catherine) army in Rome. Henry appeals to some of his advisers Thomas Cranmer, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, approves annulment (Cranmer is sympathetic to the Reform movement on the continent)
The Official Break from Rome Act of Supremacy of 1534 Made Henry “the supreme head of the church in England” Act of Dissolution, 1536 Closing of monasteries and the ceding of church land to the crown Any additional revenue from the church given to the king
Henry gets his heir Off with her head: Anne Boleyn goes to chopping block, 1536 Jane Seymour The future King Edward VI Henry VIII dies in 1547
Henry VIII and his Six Wives Catherine of Aragon (Annulled) Anne Boleyn (beheaded) Jane Seymour (died after giving birth) Catherine Howard (beheaded) Catherine Parr (survived) Anne of Cleaves (Annulled)
The Tudors after Henry VIII Edward VI Aided in the repeal of the Six Articles, made England a Protestant nation Mary Tudor Tried to return England to Catholicism Slaughtered hundreds of Protestants, “Bloody Mary”
Edward VI, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I….cont. “via media”….middle road Becomes supreme ruler but refuses to be called supreme head of church The Renaissance in full force during her reign Shakespeare
Importance of the English Reformation Henry VIII, a king, breaks from Rome. England will continue to have religious problems until the late 17th century 3. Paved the way for the concept of religious freedom (Puritans)