England 1509–58

What England 1509–58 covers

England 1509–58 is examined in Unit AS 1, Historical Investigations and Interpretations — the option chosen from five. It covers the Church in England on the eve of the Reformation, criticism of the Church and the early reformers, Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and the case for annulment, the struggle for the divorce and the men who shaped it, the Reformation Parliament and the break with Rome, opposition to religious change, the dissolution of the monasteries, the Pilgrimage of Grace, government under Somerset and Northumberland, rebellion in 1549: the Western Rising and Kett's rebellion, Mary I, female monarchy and the succession crises, Wyatt's rebellion, the Edwardian religious reforms 1547–53, the Marian restoration and the persecutions and economic and social problems of the period.

The 15 subtopics

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• The Church in England on the eve of the ReformationStructure of the Church below the bishops, doctrine of transubstantiation and what purgatory meant to an early Tudor Christian.Open →
• Criticism of the Church and the early reformersAnti-clericalism and anti-papalism, the Hunne case, the survival of Lollardy and the arrival of Lutheran ideas.Open →
• Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and the case for annulmentThe Leviticus argument and Catherine's reply from Deuteronomy, the 1503 dispensation and the part played by Anne Boleyn.Open →
• The struggle for the divorce and the men who shaped itCardinal Wolsey's position when the divorce campaign began, immediate consequence for Wolsey of the failure at Blackfriars and collectanea satis copiosa.Open →
• The Reformation Parliament and the break with RomeThe Submission of the Clergy, the Act in Restraint of Appeals, the Act of Supremacy and the Treasons Act.Open →
• Opposition to religious changeElizabeth Barton, the Observant Franciscans and the Carthusians, and the executions of John Fisher and Thomas More.Open →
• The dissolution of the monasteriesValor Ecclesiasticus, two consequences of the dissolution for ordinary people and lost to learning by the dissolution.Open →
• The Pilgrimage of GraceReligious motive behind the rising, economic and social grievances behind the rising and significance of the banner of the Five Wounds of Christ.Open →
• Government under Somerset and NorthumberlandSomerset's policy towards Scotland and two of Northumberland's successful measures.Open →
• Rebellion in 1549: the Western Rising and Kett's rebellionThe Prayer Book rising in Devon and Cornwall, Kett's camp on Mousehold Heath and the defeat at Dussindale.Open →
• Mary I, female monarchy and the succession crisesOne significant financial reform of Mary's reign and loss of Calais.Open →
• Wyatt's rebellionImmediate cause of Wyatt's rebellion and original plan for the rising.Open →
• The Edwardian religious reforms 1547–53Doctrinal direction of religion under Edward VI, first Book of Common Prayer and forty-Two Articles.Open →
• The Marian restoration and the persecutionsMary's first religious measure as queen, three leading churchmen executed under Mary and long-term influence of John Foxe's Acts and Monuments.Open →
• Economic and social problems of the periodDebasement of the coinage, two causes of inflation in this period besides debasement and sweating sickness.Open →

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Commonly confused

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• Anti-clericalism vs Anti-papalism

  Anti-clericalism: hostility to the clergy at home as a privileged and worldly estate. Anti-papalism: resentment of a foreign bishop's jurisdiction and of the money leaving England for Rome.

• Lollardy vs Lutheranism

  Lollardy: a native English movement descending from Wyclif in the fourteenth century. Lutheranism: arrives from Germany in the 1520s and rests on justification by faith alone.

• The 1536 dissolution vs The 1538–40 dissolution

  The 1536 dissolution: a statutory suppression of houses worth under £200 a year. The 1538–40 dissolution: proceeds house by house through pressed surrenders and is confirmed by statute only afterwards.

Questions from this topic

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1. 1

   Who stood at the head of the English Church before the break with Rome?

   Model answer

   The Pope in Rome was the supreme head, and beneath him the Archbishops of Canterbury and York governed the two English provinces.

2. 2

   Describe the structure of the Church below the bishops.

   Model answer

   Each diocese was divided into parishes served by a parish priest, with archdeacons and rural deans supervising them on the bishop's behalf.

3. 3

   What was the doctrine of transubstantiation?

   Model answer

   Transubstantiation held that the bread and wine of the Mass became the actual body and blood of Christ while keeping their outward appearance.

4. 4

   Explain what purgatory meant to an early Tudor Christian.

   Model answer

   Purgatory was an intermediate state in which souls were cleansed of sin before entering heaven, and the living could shorten that time through prayers and Masses.

5. 5

   What was a chantry?

   Model answer

   A chantry was an endowment paying a priest to say Masses for the soul of its founder, often at a dedicated altar or chapel.

6. 6

   Name three ways the Church touched the life of an ordinary parishioner.

   Model answer

   The Church baptised, married and buried them, ran the church courts that judged moral offences, and provided the feast days that shaped the working year.

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What does England 1509–58 cover in CCEA A-Level History?

15 subtopics: the church in england on the eve of the reformation, criticism of the church and the early reformers, henry viii, catherine of aragon and the case for annulment, the struggle for the divorce and the men who shaped it, the reformation parliament and the break with rome, opposition to religious change, the dissolution of the monasteries, the pilgrimage of grace, government under somerset and northumberland, rebellion in 1549: the western rising and kett's rebellion, mary i, female monarchy and the succession crises, wyatt's rebellion, the edwardian religious reforms 1547–53, the marian restoration and the persecutions and economic and social problems of the period. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is England 1509–58 organised?

By the CCEA 4010 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.