1. The English Reformation Lesson #4

2. Reminder: German Reformation Who started the German Reformation? MARTIN _________ – he had complaints… What were some complaints? 1.SALE OF _______________ 2.____________ IN THE CHURCH 3.A LOT OF THEIR TEACHINGS WERE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ___________ 4.PEOPLE WERE NOT TRUSTWORTHY – THE BEST SOURCE OF GOD’S TRUTH WAS THE BIBLE

3. Reminder: German Reformation What was it all based on? DISAGREEMENT OVER _____________ BELIEFS Since it started as a protest against the Church, the followers were called _______________ There was a second revolution in __________, in which the entire broke away from Church authority… and started a new English Church And all of England became _______________ That means, the whole nation had to become a new form of Christianity, not based on the Catholic Church

4. The Story of King Henry He was King of England Happily married to ___________of Aragon. But, she gave birth to just one daughter. But no __________. Kings need sons. Catherine was getting too ______ to have more kids. And Henry already had another GF. So, he ____________ Catherine… And married ________ ___________, his GF. He hoped SHE would have lots of sons.

5. Henry was refused a divorce The pope __________ to give Henry that divorce he wanted from Catherine. HE HAD HIS REASONS: – Catherine was not just Henry’s wife… – She was also his __________ -in-Law – And, the Pope had granted special permission for Henry to marry her There’s WAY more to this story…

6. Henry VIII was a ladies man He love his first wife, Catherine But, he did have girlfriends He saw himself as a great warrior And, he ended up marrying ______ consecutive women… He had ________ children Only ______ son, to keep family line alive Who was Henry, King of England?

7. How did he become king? He was not supposed to be king He had an older brother, ____________ Arthur was “married off” to _________ of Aragon Catherine was the daughter of the most wealthy kingdoms in Europe in the 1500s: ___________ Spain had become the most powerful nation on earth, wealthy from the gold/silver from Americas Henry was jealous – he wanted Catherine for himself He’d soon get his wish

8. How did he become king? Arthur and Catherine both got sick on their honeymoon Catherine got better… but… Arthur died Henry’s dad did not want to sever the ties to wealthy Spain So, he reluctantly agreed to ask the Pope for permission The Pope granted special permission for Henry to marry his own sister-in-law

10. Solution the The King’s Great Matter So, instead of begging… Henry just ___________ England from the Church… Replacing the ______ as the head of the Church, to making _________ the head of the new Church of England This was called the ACT OF ________________ He was now free to marry a younger woman who could bear him sons

11. Anne Boleyn He chose ___________ _____________ She was beautiful, worldly and could speak several languages She was tough But most important, she was young enough to have sons (We’ll come back to that!)

12. Act of Supremacy In the mean time, England was no longer a part of the Catholic Church This action was called the ___________ ____________ CHURCH OF _____________ was born Unlike the German Reformation… Why did England become Protestant?

13. The Story of King Henry England still practiced all Church “things” Only difference: _________ was the leader of English Christians, not the Pope Then, he appointed a new head of the English Church – who worked for Henry That man ________Henry a divorce

14. Henry actually got married again… Got married again… Executed her ______of Cleves ________Howard _________ Parr Divorced her Got married again… Then he died…

15. Henry Tudor’s family

16. Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon m. 1509 - 1533 Divorced Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn m. 1533 - 1536 Executed Jane Seymour Jane Seymour m. 1536 - 1537 Died Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves m. 1540 Jan. - July Divorced Kathryn Howard Kathryn Howard m. 1540 - 1542 Executed Katherine Parr Katherine Parr m. 1543 - 1547 Widowed Click DBDDBS