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1 RELIGION

2 interesting questions
Religion in Britain today The Church of England (its history, Reformation in England)

3 Religion nowadays Jews
The largest religious groupings are Christian (58,2 %) The Church of England (Anglican Church) Jews Muslims Sikhs Buddhists Hindus

4 The Church of England St Paul's Cathedral Southwark Cathedral
Westminster Abbey (where Britain's Kings and Queens are crowned)

5 History and reformation
1534 Act of Supremacy The Act of Suppression (1536) The Act of Suppression (1539)

6 Dissolution of the monasteries timeline
1509 Henry VIII becomes king. September 1527 Henry VIII asks the Pope if he can divorce Catherine of Aragon. The Pope will not let him. 25th January 1533 Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn while he is still married to Catherine of Aragon. July 1533 The Pope says Henry cannot carry on being a Catholic and excommunicates him. November 1534 Act of Supremacy Henry VIII puts himself charge of all the churches and monasteries in England. February 1536 Thomas Cromwell starts the Dissolution of most of the small monasteries in England. October 1536 The Pilgrimage of Grace - a rebellion against the dissolution of the monasteries led by lawyer Robert Aske. November 1537 Thomas Cromwell starts the Dissolution of all the monasteries left in England. March 1540 The end of the Dissolution. All the monasteries in England have been closed. 28th July 1540 Only a few months after the last monastery had been closed down, Thomas Cromwell was beheaded without trial for high treason. He arranged the unsuccessful marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. 28th January 1547 Henry VIII dies. Edward VI becomes king.


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