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Henry VIII and the break with Rome

History · Britain Through Time · ages 10-12
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  1. What decision did Henry VIII want the Pope to make about his marriage?

    • Confirm that his marriage should remain valid
    • Declare that his marriage was invalid
    • Allow Henry to decide its validity by royal order

  2. Who led the Catholic Church in western Europe around 1500?

    • The Pope in Rome
    • The English king Henry VIII
    • The German monk Martin Luther

  3. Printed copies helped Luther's ideas reach more readers.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What did the crown gain when Henry closed the monasteries?

    • Ownership of every parish church and its property
    • Land and rent income from the monasteries
    • A promise that buyers would always obey the king

  5. How did Henry respond after the Pope refused his annulment request?

    • He accepted the Pope's control of England's church
    • He put Parliament under the Pope's religious authority
    • He rejected the Pope's authority in England

  6. Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I kept exactly the same religious rules.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A noble buys former monastery land. Why might that buyer support Henry's changes?

    • To keep the land they bought
    • To restore ownership to the closed monastery
    • To return control of the land sales to the Pope

  8. A Tudor ruler changes the law about worship. A person refuses to follow the new law. Why could this put them at risk?

    • Refusing the law could bring punishment
    • Permission under the old law still protected their worship
    • Their own beliefs decided which religious laws applied
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  1. Declare that his marriage was invalid · Henry asked for an annulment, a decision declaring his marriage invalid so he could marry again.
  2. The Pope in Rome · The Pope in Rome led the Catholic Church. Other Christian churches existed outside his authority.
  3. True · Printing made copies that could circulate among readers. It helped ideas spread; it was not the only way people shared them.
  4. Land and rent income from the monasteries · Monastery property passed to the crown, including land and rent income. This was not a transfer of all church property or a promise of loyalty.
  5. He rejected the Pope's authority in England · Henry rejected papal authority in England. Parliament recognised him as head of the Church of England in 1534.
  6. False · Edward made Protestant changes, Mary restored Catholic authority, and Elizabeth restored a Protestant church.
  7. To keep the land they bought · The buyer wanted to keep the purchase. This gave a reason to support the changes, but it did not guarantee loyalty.
  8. Refusing the law could bring punishment · A practice allowed under an earlier ruler could become forbidden. Refusing the new law could bring penalties, though these varied.
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