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English Reformation

English Reformation. Break Away from Catholic Church . When – 1527 Who – King Henry VIII Why – Wanted to Divorce his wife. Henry VIII . Married to Catherine of Aragon One surviving child – Mary Tudor Wanted a son – heir to the throne

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English Reformation

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  1. English Reformation

  2. Break Away from Catholic Church • When – 1527 • Who – King Henry VIII • Why – Wanted to Divorce his wife

  3. Henry VIII • Married to Catherine of Aragon • One surviving child – Mary Tudor • Wanted a son – heir to the throne • Falls in love with Ann Boleyn – figures she will give him a son • Asks pope to annul marriage • Pope refuses – Henry takes over English Church

  4. Act of Supremacy • Henry is only supreme head on Earth of the Church of England • Many Catholics protested and were persecuted • Sir Thomas Moore – executed • Henry closed many Catholic monasteries and convents • Gave land to nobles who supported his new church • New Church of England • Most Catholic forms of worship

  5. Henry’s Death • Married six times – only one son • Edward VI inherits throne at the age of 9 • Turned England Protestant • Edward dies – Mary Tudor queen

  6. England’s Religions • Edward – Protestant • Mary – Catholic • Elizabeth – Elizabethan settlement • Middle ground of Protestant and Catholic practices • Catholic rituals – bishops and archbishops • Book of Common Prayer – Protestant doctrine • English replaced Latin in church services

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