Reformation of the Church Specification - Part One: The Break From Rome 1529 - 1547
The Church in 1529
The Political and Social Role of the Church
Churchmen as royal advisers
church teachings on monarchical authority
wealth
church courts
monasteries and parish churches
Popular Piety and the Church's Spiritual role
Lay religious guilds
Key Beliefs
Purgatory
The Role of Priesthood
The importance of Printing
Early Reformers and Humanists
The Legacy of the Lollards and the impact of religious belief and practice
Humanism in England as represented by Erasmus
More and Colet
Abuses and Criticisms of the Church
The extent and impact of Simony
nepotism and absenteeism
anti-clericalism
The Break from Rome 1529-1536
The Kings "Great Matter"
Henry VIII
The position and Roles of Catherine of Aragon and her national and international supporters
His religious beliefs
His concern over the succession
The Roles of Wolsey, Anne Boleyn and her supporters
The Reformation Parliament
MPs and expression of Grievances
Pressures on the Papacy
Legislation leading to the establishment of Royal Supremacy
The Influence of Faction
Cromwell and the management of Parliament
the Supporters and opponents of change and the King's Responses
The Aragonese Faction
More and Fisher
Elizabeth Barton and the Carthusian Monks
The Doctrinal and Political Position of the Reformation by 1536
The degree of change and the continuity in faith
belief and organisation of the church
Change and Reaction 1536 - 1547
The Reformists and Conservative factions
Aims, influence and reaction of the king
The Impact of Foreign affairs on changes to the church
The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Political, religious, social and economic causes and consequences
The Pilgrimage of Grace
Change and Continuity in Doctrine
Liturgy, the Eucharist and the Bible
Doctrinal disputes as reflected in the Ten Articles and the Bishops' Book
The King's Book and Six Articles
The State of Church and Belief by 1547
Disagreement over doctrine and practice
relations with France and Scotland and their impact
The growing influence of the Seymour faction and Cranmer
The importance of the succession