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Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509–40

The break with Rome

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Overview

Defender of the Faith, Henry's motives after 1529, praemunire and the surrender of the clergy, the Acts in Restraint of Appeals, of Succession and of Supremacy, the oath, the treason law and Cromwell's enforcement.

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Why was Henry given the title ‘Defender of the Faith’, and when?

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What was the subject of the book that earned Henry the title 'Defender of the Faith'?

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Why did Henry turn on the pope after 1529?

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  1. 1

    Why was Henry given the title ‘Defender of the Faith’, and when?

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    The pope granted it in 1521 to reward the book Henry had written attacking Luther’s teaching.

  2. 2

    What was the subject of the book that earned Henry that title?

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    A defence of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, written against Martin Luther.

  3. 3

    Why did Henry turn on the pope after 1529?

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    Rome would not end his first marriage, so the only route to marrying Anne Boleyn was to take the pope’s authority in England for himself.

  4. 4

    What was praemunire, and how was it turned against the clergy in 1531?

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    It was an old offence of putting a foreign authority above the king’s; the whole clergy were accused of it, paid an enormous fine and accepted Henry as head of the Church as far as the law of Christ allowed.

  5. 5

    What did the clergy surrender in 1532?

    Model answer

    Their right to make church laws without the king’s consent.

  6. 6

    What did the Act in Restraint of Appeals of 1533 do?

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    It forbade any appeal from an English court to Rome, so the king’s marriage case could be settled in England and never overturned.

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