Henry VIII’s splitting of Britain from the church negatively affected his country’s well-being. Henry VIII had many run in’s with the Catholic Church during his time in power, which caused a lot of unrest among his people. This lack of diplomacy between the Church and King Henry VIII led to rising tensions among the people. The king fired all of the monks and nuns and closed down the monasteries, creating tension between Rome and the king. The monasteries were seen as full of lazy monks, so they were easy to get rid of, in the king’s eyes. The king’s men that were investigating the monasteries lied about what they saw in the monasteries and wrote incorrect reports. When the king’s men weren’t lying, they would
In the sixteenth century of Europe, religious reform and changes led people away from the Catholic Church. From Martin Luther’s exposition of the church’s corruption to King Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy, these two religious figures broke away from the Catholic Church in favor of alternative religions. Their lives were heavily involved in their personal and political motives to change the church’s religious practices and beliefs. In the German states, Martin Luther realized that the priests were often unqualified, immoral, and corrupted.
Paragraph 1 (121/107) – SG, GW, QE Topic: When lords became wealthy across Europe, their religion, want for power and their greed separated them. Explain: Kings & lords became disunified because of their religion and their teachings, the land and power given to them as well as the
Assignment 1: 1. The sources of religious discontent that preceded the Reformation was the people’s unhappiness with the selling of the offices of the church, clergy members holding more than one office, the selling of indulgences, church taxation, absenteeism, the literate and uneducated priests, and nepotism among the clergy. Additionally, the fact that most clergy was exempt from tax but could own property upset the people. 2. Luther’s intentions and actions of the 95 thesis to the Peace of Augsburg was to tell the Archbishop Albert that the indulgences were making penance insignificant, going against what was in the Gospels, and taking the importance of charity out of Christian’s lives.
One of the reasons Cromwell made reforms to England in the 1530s was that there was still opposition to Henry being Supreme Head of the Church. It was important to have everyone on the king’s side, because without that his ideas would be ignored. Contradicting views would be discussed and spread widely between friends and acquaintances who would spread the information even more. The largest problem was when public figures expressed their opinions. For example, Elizabeth Barton was a nun who was widely respected and believed to have apparitions of G-d.
The English Reformation lead to a drastic change in England based on a single King’s wishes. King Henry VIII desired to begin a new church that would allow him to divorce his wife. He began the Church of England and demanded that his kids follow in his footsteps. Anyone who disagreed with King Henry was executed and the politics of England changed too. Rebellions over this new Church began and many were killed and unhappy.
‘The consolidation of royal authority, in the years 1487-1509, was due to Henry VII’s control over the nobility.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. It can be argued to a certain extent that the consolidation of royal authority for Henry VII, in the years 1487-1509, was a result of control over the nobility. The challenge lied in the ability to decrease their power without alienating them whilst removing their position of threat. However, there were other contributory factors in Henry’s consolidation of his royal authority, such as his diplomatic skills in dealing with foreign powers and the indispensable use of royal finances.
A petition from 1536 written by a participant details their want for the replacement of monasteries, moving the Church back to Rome, and other Catholic policies reinstated. However The document describes specifically Thomas Cromwell and the laws he helped pass viewed as heretical.(Doc 5) Cromwell was instrumental in the transfer to Protestantism and had heavy influence in the decisions the king made. By voicing how unhappy they are with Cromwell, it is clear the decisions to remove monasteries, and other Catholic traditions affected the participants greatly enough to create one of a few reasons to start a protest, and to make it a goal to accomplish. In the same year, an anonymous pamphlet recounts how the Parliament is corrupt under the leadership of Cromwell, voicing what their goal is, which is a Parliament for each town that was based on an election.(Doc 6) It is inferred from this that the changes made in Parliament have not been satisfying or adequate to the writer, proving their are unhappy enough to express this concern and suggest a new idea. These two documents show corroboration when they speak of Cromwell because they both describe him as a heretical figure to be removed from England.
This buildup of emotion could not be acted upon because of the towns folks religion; therefore, they had to act upon them through the system of the church. Although they were influenced by an extremely strict religious structure, with their entire purpose to purify the church of England, and having thus far failed to do
Additionally, this demonstrates that Henry believes that he is higher than anyone, and no one can tell him otherwise. This kind of unchecked power given to a man who cannot take no for an answer and acts of his own accord acutely expresses how Henry is not a good leader. As said by Bishop (this guy), a leader is supposed to use his unlimited power to benefit, not suppress his people. Additionally, by splitting from the church for his own benefit, he is not showing care to his people and his actions were unprincipled because of his single minded decision.[7] Following the split from the RCC, Henry began to dismantle traces of (the religion) by initiating a program (called this) that shut down all of the monasteries and to take their money and land.
King Henry Viii Ruled over England for more than 37 years. He was best known for having 6 wives and being the driving force behind the English reformation. When Henry came to power he was described as extremely handsome and was considered to have superior physical attributes, but as time passed and events occurred Henry developed into a less than aesthetically pleasing man, he lost his admirable physique and repulsed those who looked upon him. Henrys character is an aspect which is known to be widely disagreed upon, it is accepted by most that Henry was fundamentally strong, self assured, intelligent and determined.
Haigh concludes his work by assessing the Marian restoration, the Elizabethan political restoration, and policies aimed at a growing catholic minority such as recusancy. Haigh not for the first time provides a balanced argument. He rejects the notion that “Marys reign was an aberration, an inconvenient disruption of the natural process of Reformation.” Haigh undermines this argument because the “demand for religious change had been weak; protestants had become a significant minority movement and had not broken through to mass support. From the perspective of 1558 it is the reign of Edward which appears an aberration, disrupting the process of Catholic restoration which begun in 1538 and was to continue under Mary.”
One of the problems Henry II faced was the barons. Under Stephen the baron had become too powerful and Henry had the issue of regaining this power. Many baron had taken advantage over Stephens lack of control and authority, several barons built castles without asking the kings permission and had taken over large areas of land Henry had to reassert his authority as the barons where becoming too powerful. If the barons carried on as they were Henrys fate would have ultimately reflected that of Stephens. Also the barons would have been seen as undreaming the king’s power and authority.
25) A European noble like Henry the II would view the church as a threat to their power because Henry had a hard time controlled the church. Also, the churches usually had many conflicts and arguments against other churches, which decreased the power that Henry the II had. 26) It can be argued that Benedict of Nursia is the founder of monasticism because he was responsible for the introducing monasticism.
In anger, King Henry broke from the church and made himself head of the church of England. King Henry could do whatever he wanted, because the people of England had lost their freedom. Laws were created which forced people to stop practicing the Catholic religion and turn to Protestantism, which resulted in a great loss of souls. While all of this was
King Henry VIII became the king of England in 1509, but there was always, in a sense, a higher power foreshadowing him. This power came from the English Church, as the Roman Catholic religion was dominant in everyday life in England. Even though he himself did not have absolute power, he acted in a sense that was so- it is estimated that he executed “57,000 to 72,000 people”, although there is no exact number (Mason 1). However, just like every king, he acquired an obsession to obtain a son to become his heir, and accumulated a total of six wives during his reign. It was this personal obsession and the desire for absolute power that caused his reign to be focused more on himself, and not on his country.