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The Political & Social Role Of The Church - Coggle Diagram
The Political & Social Role Of The Church
Wealth of the Church
Church collected many taxes, including tithes & Peters' Pence
From Church Taxes;Rome received £4500 annually, The King received £12,500
Tithe- 1/10th of every persons income, Produced or earned. Peters' Pence - Every household required to send a penny to Rome
Monasteries were extremely wealthy , had great economic & political power
Members of the Nobility & Gentry would often gift monasteries Land, Silver or Gold
Had extensive possessions by the 16th century
Church Teaching on Monarchical Authority
Church had authority over the entire population
Henry was dependent on the Church for social control
Social tensions eased as the importance of giving to the poor stressed
Wall paintings were a visible threat to those who sinned
The Church taught obedience to the monarch in temporal matters
Church could try people in church courts
Law of the land could be reinforced through the Church
Canon Law=Church Law
Pope had power to excommunicate the King
Wealth of the Church
Church collected many taxes, including tithes & Peters' Pence
Tithe- 1/10th of every persons income, Produced or earned
Produce given to the Church would be stored in a tithe barn, this would often be sold
From Church Taxes;Rome received £4500 annually, The King received £12,500
Peters' Pence - Every household required to send a penny to Rome
Monasteries were extremely wealthy , had great economic & political power
Had extensive possessions by the 16th century
Members of the Nobility & Gentry would often gift monasteries Land, Silver or Gold
Churchmen As Royal Advisors
The church played a big role in politics, both Bishops & Abbots were allowed to sit in the House of Lords
Had the right to vote on secular legislation
Cardinal Wolsey was responsible for governing the country day - day
Wolsey was the most important person in governmental importance, aside from Henry
Wolsey exploited his position to enhance the powers of both himself and Henry
Wolsey was chancellor and had ultimate authority over the legal system
Archbishop of Rome,second most important position in the church of england,Legatus a Latere, had the right to act on behalf of the Pope
Parish churches and monasteries
Churches were demonstrations of lavish wealth with stained windows and jewels
Churches would often contain chantry chapels
In 1509 (when Henry VIII came into power) there were more than 850 monasteries in England
Monasteries were places of learning, healing, and looking after the poor, but they were also strong economic and political structures
Roche Abbey: Possessions covered all of Yorkshire, but wasn't even the largest monastery