England Becomes Protestant King Henry VIII I King
England Becomes Protestant
King Henry VIII
I. King Henry VIII--(1527)wanted a divorce from his w so he could marry a younger wife who would produce a male heir, but the pope refused because divorce was forbidden by the Church
1. 1529 --Henry VIII and Parliament Pope's power in England ended the 2. 1533 --Henry divorced wife, Catherine of Aragon and married Ann Boleyn
3. 1534 --Act of Supremacy--Parliament make English King, NOT the Pope the official head of England’s Church
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
"King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded: One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded. "
"divorced, beheaded, survived"
1. Katherine of Aragon Divorced
Mary Boleyn Sister to Anne and mistress to Henry
2. Anne Boleyn Beheaded
3. Jane Seymour Died two weeks after childbirth to Edward
King Edward VI
3. Jane Seymour Died two weeks after childbirth to Edward
4. Anne of Cleves Divorced
5. Kathryn Howard Beheaded
6. Katherine Parr Widowed
The Family of Henry VIII Left to right: Philip and Mary with War, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth I with Peace and Plenty
King Edward VI (Protestant) Son of Jane Seymour
Queen Mary (Catholic) Daughter of Catherine of Aragon
Queen Elizabeth (Protestant) Daughter of Anne Boleyn
I. Elizabeth I—(1533 -1603) Ann inherited throne in 1558 Boleyn’s daughter who
1. Elizabeth was Protestant 2. Protestant—applied to Christians who belonged to non–Catholic churches 3. Elizabeth created an official Protestant Church of England called the Anglican Church
1. The Spanish Armada—(1588)—a religious war in which Catholic Spain (King Philip II) attacked Protestant England (Elizabeth I)
“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England, too, and I think foul scorn [of]…any prince of Europe [who] should invade the borders of my realm. ”
A. WHY? a. Religious war—Catholic vs. Protestant b. Competition for trade c. Rival for power
A. RESULT—Bad weather and superior fleet nearly destroyed the Spanish Armada
I. Calvinism: 1. John Calvin—influenced by Luther A. Taught/Preached: a. Predestination—whatever happened to a b. person after death was predetermined by c. God b. “The elect”—those who would go to heaven
New Christian religions pop up all over Europe during the Reformation, ENDING RELIGIOUS UNITY IN EUROPE FOREVER!
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