HIS 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Puritans, Protestantism
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Tudor henry viii (1509-1547), considered the defender of the faith. Wanted the marriage annulled because catherine had first been married to henrys older brother. Pope denies annulment and henry begins to found an english church. Thomas more (1478-1535) acts as a defender of catholicism in england. The first marriage is annulled by parliament, henry is named the head of the english church and denounces foreign interference in english affairs. Parliament invalidates the claim to the throne of henry and. Catheri(cid:374)e"s daughter (cid:894)mary the first(cid:895), e(cid:374)dorses he(cid:374)rys (cid:373)arriage to a(cid:374)(cid:374)e boley(cid:374) a(cid:374)d gives the monarch power to dissolve all catholic monasteries. Anne is charged with many different things including treason, incest and adultery and is put to death. Henry has four more marriages and eventually produces a son, edward. He is put on the throne by 10 and directs a firm protestant type of anglicanism, defaces remaining catholic churches and dies at 15.