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Why was Henry a religious reformer?
Henry changed religion because he wanted money,power and divorce. he made him self head of the church instead of the pope.
Why did Henry VIII want power?
Henry the VIII wanted power because he wanted nobody to be more powerful than himself. This why one of the reasons Henry VIII changed the church and to prove to people he had the most power in the country.
Why did Henry VIII crush the Pilgrimage of Grace?
Because he wanted money and power
What problems did king hanry face?
Henry faced three main problems, these were Henry wanted a son but his wife couldn't have anymore children so he wanted a divorce but in his religion, you coulkd only marry once. He also wanted more money and he wasn't getting enough from the Pope. Lastly, Henry wanted more power.
What did the church courts do that Henry II didn't like?
henry wanted power over the church because he didn't thing the punishments were goo enough
How did Henry VIII fall out with pope?
Henry wanted alot of power and he thought that the pope was getting to much. So he decided that he wanted to rule the place. Also because many people respected the pope and alot more people than today believed in miracles so they thought that listening to the pope will grant them a place in heaven and not in hell. Henry also wanted to divorce from his wife but the pope could not llet him do so becasue there was not a valid reason and in those times you had to sort it out. So then Henry got angry and wanted to over rule the church. This was due to his personality and he mainly wanted power it was also to do with religion so there was many reasons why he and the pope fell out.
When was Henrys dissolution of the Monasteries?
Dissolution of the Monasteries happened between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry shut down all the Monasteries in England, Wales and Ireland. He did this because he wanted a divorce. If he stayed loyal to the Pope and church he wouldn't have been able to get the Divorce because the Pope refused, so he broke away from the Church and created The Church Of England. This way he was able to get the divorce, get money and also get power at the same time. After this he closed down all of the Monasteries, chucked Monks out of them, he took all of the Gold, money and power from the Monasteries for himself.
Why did Henry VIII create Church of England?
King Henry was married to Catherine of Aragon. He falls in love with Anne Boleyn and wants to marry her. He asks the pope to grant him a divorce, but the pope refuses because it was against the Catholic Church to get a divorce. After 7 years, Henry declares that the pope had no power over him and the pope excommunicates him. In 1534, Henry has parliament declare him the head of a new church, the Church of England, or the Anglican Church. This was a Protestant Church.
How did Thomas Cromwell close down monasteries?
Because he wanted the money because he had fought many expensive wars and didn't have very much money left 1.Religion- when Henry was a catholic, the pope didn't believe in divorce, and of course this was a problem for Henry, so he made the church of England. He might of not liked the monks (as they were catholic) so he shut them down. 2.Economics- as Henry fought many expensive wars, he had no money left, so by shutting down the monastries, he gained lots of land and property which resulted in lots of money. 3.The monks- the monks weren't being true to their religion, they are supposed to live a solitary life on their own. However they were caught sleeping with women wearing no clothes, others had wives and children and others were even theives! So Henry had even more reason to shut them down.
Who is wolsey and what was the latin dispatch he wanted more to read?
Wolsly was the Cardinal of England at the time of King Henry the 8th. The 'Latin Dispatch' that he wanted More to read over was the document that needed to be passed by the Council to allow King Henry to split from the church. This was needed so he was able to have compleate power and would therefore be able to divorce his wives to get a son.
What was the surname Cardinal who was unable to secure a divorce for Henry?
Henry VIII's able and trusted statesman, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c.1473 - 1530) was unable to secure a divorce for Henry from his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. He fell from power because of this and would have been committed to the Tower of London, but died on his way back from a journey York, in Leicester Abbey.
Why was power important to Henry VIII?
Because fate had made him King of England and to keep his place he needed to control the population and the neighbours, Scotland and Ireland as well as France. The country was a seething mass of warring factions, Yorkist families ,Old Lancastrian families as well as some nobility who wanted trouble just to chance their lot! This is not to mention what we would call to day the Class Struggle, between Rich and Poor!
