King Henry VIII: A New Religion In Tudor England
The English Reformation started in the reign of Henry VIII and had far reaching consequences in Tudor England. “The Reformer is always right about what’s wrong. However, he’s often wrong about what’s right” (G.K Chester). Henry VIII didn’t start a new religion for his people, he created a new religion that benefited him at the time and others later.
Henry the VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich Paris and after the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1501 Henry became the heir to the throne at the very young age 18. In 1509 Henry obtained the papal dispensation required which allowed him to marry is brothers widow Catherin of Argon. In the first couple of years of Henry’s reign Henry relied on the expertise and experience …show more content…
He firstly put his power to good use and made the archbishop go against the Pope’s opinion and let him have a divorce with Catherine, this angered the public as at the time to get married or an annulment you needed to pay, in which Henry VIII did not. At this Henry did something very significant and he brought awareness of the Pope’s unfairness to the people and the power they had. Not to mention the Pope made the people pay to go to heaven and at the time that was a high priority. Many factors that Henry VIII had contributed to was the decline of feudalism and the rise of nationalism, the rise of the common law, the invention of the printing press and increased circulation of the bible which allowed the middle and lower classes to be able to read the bible (Professor Andrew Pettegree, 2011/02/17). In July 1536 Henry focused people attentions of the 10 Articles being a part of the traditional Alter ceremonies while sacraments such as holy matrimony and orders were said to be optional and for your choosing. After passing the Six Articles encouraging people faith to be changed through Parliament he inspired his religion as being the better and more of an open family. The English Reformation changed the Church today by breaking away the English Church from the Catholic Church of Rome in 1534 and having King Henry VIII being its supreme leader meant changes such as the land that the Church owned was sold off to better use and a new religion which offered people a different and more reliant way to live (2016, A&E Television
Henry the VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich Paris and after the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1501 Henry became the heir to the throne at the very young age 18. In 1509 Henry obtained the papal dispensation required which allowed him to marry is brothers widow Catherin of Argon. In the first couple of years of Henry’s reign Henry relied on the expertise and experience …show more content…
He firstly put his power to good use and made the archbishop go against the Pope’s opinion and let him have a divorce with Catherine, this angered the public as at the time to get married or an annulment you needed to pay, in which Henry VIII did not. At this Henry did something very significant and he brought awareness of the Pope’s unfairness to the people and the power they had. Not to mention the Pope made the people pay to go to heaven and at the time that was a high priority. Many factors that Henry VIII had contributed to was the decline of feudalism and the rise of nationalism, the rise of the common law, the invention of the printing press and increased circulation of the bible which allowed the middle and lower classes to be able to read the bible (Professor Andrew Pettegree, 2011/02/17). In July 1536 Henry focused people attentions of the 10 Articles being a part of the traditional Alter ceremonies while sacraments such as holy matrimony and orders were said to be optional and for your choosing. After passing the Six Articles encouraging people faith to be changed through Parliament he inspired his religion as being the better and more of an open family. The English Reformation changed the Church today by breaking away the English Church from the Catholic Church of Rome in 1534 and having King Henry VIII being its supreme leader meant changes such as the land that the Church owned was sold off to better use and a new religion which offered people a different and more reliant way to live (2016, A&E Television