The beliefs of the Church of England 1534-1558
I can explain how the beliefs of the Church of England changed based on who was the monarch at the time.
The beliefs of the Church of England 1534-1558
I can explain how the beliefs of the Church of England changed based on who was the monarch at the time.
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Key learning points
- Henry kept some ideas of Catholicism, like transubstantiation, and executed people who deviated from it.
- The closure of monasteries in England was known as the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
- The Dissolution of Monasteries and religious changes led to a rebellion in 1536 known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace'.
- Henry's son, Edward VI, made England more Protestant and introduced the Book of Common Prayer.
- Henry's daughter, Mary I, was Catholic and restored Catholicism in England.
Keywords
Monastery - a building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
Dissolution - the act or process of bringing to an end an official organisation
Uprising - an act of resistance or rebellion
Common misconception
People decide for themselves what religious beliefs they hold.
For much of English history, people had to believe what the monarch told them to believe, else they would be killed. This insistence upon belief became more relaxed only in the relatively recent past.
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