1. ENGLISH REFORMATION

2. England Becomes Protestant Henry VIII became convinced that his 42 year old wife was too old to bear him a son He wanted a divorce but the Catholic church wouldn’t allow it So, Henry VIII called Parliament into session and asked it to pass laws ending the pope’s power in England

3. Henry VIII

4. England Becomes Protestant Henry divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn

5. England Becomes Protestant In 1534, Parliament voted to make the King the official head of England’s church Soon afterwards, Henry closed all English monasteries and seized their land and wealth for himself He would eventually marry four more times

6. Jane Seymour Henry’s 3rd wife, bore him a son Edward

7. Queen Elizabeth Daughter of Henry and Anne Inherited the throne in 1558 Returned England to Protestantism In 1559, Parliament acceded to her request to establish a national church much like under Henry VIII

8. Queen Elizabeth

9. This was to be the only legal church in England People were required to attend its services or pay a fine This was known as the Church of England, or Anglican Church

10. Inside the Church of England

11. Queen Elizabeth Faced the threat of invasion from Catholic Spain This was partially because she supported Protestant subjects who rebelled against King Philip II He sent the Spanish armada to the SW coast of England only to have the English destroy it

12. King Philip II of Spain

13. Spanish Armada

14. The Elizabethan Age The Renaissance in England is known as the Elizabethan Age, named for Queen Elizabeth I She patronized the art and also wrote poetry herself She also inspired much poetry

15. William Shakespeare Wrote in Renaissance England Many people regard him as the greatest playwright of all time Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon- Avon; by 1592, had moved to London

16. William Shakespeare

17. His works display a mastery of the English language and a deep understanding of the human soul He wrote many famous works, including…

18. Macbeth

19. King Lear Features King Lear, a pre- Roman British King whose daughters bring about his downfall.

20. Hamlet The story of a Danish prince who plots the death of his uncle in revenge for the murder of his father.

21. Romeo and Juliet

22. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tells the story of four young lovers and their adventures in a moonlight forest with the fairies who inhabit it.

23. Julius Caesar A good example of how Shakespeare drew upon the classics as a source of inspiration.

24. The Catholic Reformation While Protestantism was growing, millions remained loyal to Catholicism. There was a movement inside the Catholic Church to reform itself called the Catholic Reformation.

25. Ignatius of Loyola Led the Catholic Reformation.

26. Jesuits In 1540, the Pope made the followers of St. Ignatius into a religious order called the Society of Jesus Also called the Jesuits.

27. The Jesuits Seal of the JesuitsModern day Jesuits.

28. The Jesuits 1. founded superb schools throughout Europe. 2. helped convert non-Christians to Catholicism through missionary work. 3. stopped Protestantism from spreading

29. The Jesuits Their zeal helped stop the spread of Protestantism in Poland and Southern Germany. In the 1500s, popes took up the cause of Catholic Reformation.

30. The Council of Trent A meeting of church leaders called by Pope Paul III in 1545 At the council, several important church doctrines were agreed upon, such as…

31. The Council of Trent

32. 1. The Catholic Church’s interpretation of the Bible was final and any Christian who offered their own was a heretic.

33. The Council of Trent 2. Christians need faith and good works for salvation and people were not saved by faith alone. 3. The Bible and the Church were equally important in determining how to be a Christian.

34. The Council of Trent 4. indulgences were valid expressions of faith, but the false selling of them were banned.