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Why did Henry VIII break with Rome (Economic (Henry was a lavish king and…
Why did Henry VIII break with Rome
Divorce from Catherine of Aragon
Needed a male heir to keep the Tudor dynasty from falling
Catherine was 42 years old so not of child bearing age
Henry believed he was being punished for taking his brothers wise - Leviticus
Charles V had influence over the pope due to military success in Italy - so Henry couldn't do much about his divorce
Condition of the church of England
1529 - claim's that there were abuses in the church - allowed Henry to claim for reform
1530 - Church charged with Praemunire , withdrawn in 1531 with fine repayment
1532 - The Act of Restraint of Annates banned payment of most clerical taxes to Rome
1532 - Church had to surrender the right to enact new clerical laws
Economic
Henry was a lavish king and Tudor finances were in a poor state
Nothing to defend the country with, if an invasion was to occur
Large sum of money belonged to the church - new source of income
Charge of Praemunire showed Henry how he could easily obtain money from the Church.
Cromwell promised Henry he would make him 'the richest man in the Christendom' HOWEVER DID NOT FIT THE CHRONOLOGICALLY OF EVENTS , SUGGESTS THAT ACQUISITION OF WEALTH WAS A BONUS
Personal
1526 - Henry had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn
1532- Anne was pregnant - possible male heir and he needed to claim it as legitimate
Anne - had influence over the king and was a Lutheran
Religious
Henry was influenced by strong protestants - Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Cranmer , Anne Boleyn
Henry was a Catholic - didn't want to break with Rome
European Reformation
Large influence, set blue print for Henry
Highly unlikely Henry would have ended Papal Supremacy without the climate of change created by Europe
Power
Motivation behind the Break and the Divorce was the occasion, not the cause
Refusal by the pope provided opportunity to seize power - LESS CONVINCING GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME HENRY SPENT TRYING TO PERSUADE THE POPE
First Act of Annates was conditional, giving the pope the opportunity to grant the divorce in return for abandonment of the break