Religious Reformation Policies

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  • 1532

    Thomas Cromwell Chief Minister To Henry VIII

    1532 - 1540
  • 1533

    Thomas Cranmer - Archbishop of Canterbury

  • 1534

    Act of First Fruits and Tenths + Act of Supremacy

  • 1535

    Valor Ecclesiasticus

    Revealed how wealthy the religious institutions were and it was discovered that the income of monasteries was 3 times that of the royal estate therefore had the potential to double the crown's income.
  • 1535

    Cromwell's Survey

    Cromwell's survey discovered that corruption and abuses were more common in smaller monasteries, this was an excuse to close them - moral depravity.
    (This occurred at the same time as the Valor Ecclesiasticus)
  • 1535

    Cromwell's Visitations

    Cromwell organised visitation to investigate the moral and spiritual standards of religious institutes.
  • 1536

    Ten Articles 1536

    Brief statement of the Church's belief only involved 3 out of the seven sacraments of Catholicism (Baptism, Eucharist and Penance).
    - Faced with strong opposition from a group of Conservative bishops
  • 1536

    Cromwell's 1st set of Injunctions 1536

    Cromwell created instructions to those in positions of authority within the Church to ensure that certain practices ceased to exist and others were followed
    - vague and generally ignored
  • 1536

    Act for the Dissolution of Smaller Monasteries

    Monasteries and religious institutions which had an income of less than £200 per year were to be closed
  • 1536

    Pilgrimage of Grace 1536-1537

    Mainly in the North of England - an area which was less exposed to new religious ideas due to their lack of trade and links with Europe. Time period consisted of a series of uprisings against the religious change.
  • 1536

    Lincolnshire Uprising

    Lasted 16 days and was led by well-to-do landowners not just the peasantry meaning it was a more threatening uprising than usual.
    - 40,000 Lincolnshire responded to call to arms
    - Rebel army generally well-armed and disciplined
    Wanted Henry to reverse his unpopular policies therefore dispersed immediately after the offer that their demands will be considered was made.
  • Oct 24, 1536

    Yorkshire Rising

    High quality leadership - Robert Aske
    'The Oath of Honourable Men' - attempt to avoid treachery
    Ask coined and popularised term 'Pilgrimage of Grace'
    Wanted to persuade Henry to abandon his attacks on the Church and return to loyalty to Rome.
    'Pilgrimage of Grace' had turned into a particularly threatening uprising.
    - Pontrefact Castle (Lord Thomas Darcy)
    - Duke of Norfolk
    - December 24 separate articles (Reversal of political + rel. change, return to freely elected Parliaments) Execution
  • 1537

    Bible's Accessibility 1537

    Within two years every Parish Church was obliged to posses a copy of a Bible in English which must be accessible for everyone to read
  • 1537

    Bishops Book 1537

    Four 'lost' sacraments were 'found' but clearly stated that they were less important than the others
    Development of the Ten articles
  • 1538

    Cromwell's 2nd set of Injunctions 1538

    More detailed instructions which were more effective than the first
    More reformist (in a Protestant direction)
  • 1539

    Act of Six Articles 1539

    Confirmed transubstantiation, private masses, auricular confessions whilst banning the marriage of priests and any others who had taken a vow of chastity.
  • 1539

    The Great Bible 1539

    Bible in English
  • 1539

    Act for the Dissolution of Larger Monasteries

  • 1539

    Act in Parliament - no challenge to King

    Act in Parliament that meant that no challenges to the validity of the King's title to the possessions allowed in court
    (Surrendering of monastic property)
  • 1547

    Henry's Death