Henry VII and the Protestant Reformation

Henry VII and the Protestant Reformation

By Jordan Yager

The Protestant Reformation

• A movement to change the Catholic Church that resulted in groups splitting off from the Church.

• Led by Martin Luther in 1517.

The Goal of the Reformation

• The Reformation was a movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church.

• Most reformers wanted to change the Catholic Church, instead their efforts led to the creation of separate Protestant Churches.

Martin Luther

• Leader of Protestant Reformation; "Father of the Reformation"

• Wrote the 95 Theses to argue against indulgences.

• Indulgence = buying forgiveness from the Catholic Church

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Martin Luther's written protest against the Catholic Church's use of indulgences?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The 95 Theses

• The Whittenberg Church Door

Church reform was based on three ideas:

• 1.People can only win salvation through God.

• 2.All people in the faith are equal.

• 3.All Church teaching should be based on the Bible.

Henry VIII

-King of England

-Disagreed with the pope

-Started his own church

-Six Wives

Henry VIII Timeline

• No heir

• Asks for a divorce after 20 years

• Pope says no

• Henry VIII cuts ties with the Catholic church and starts his own, the Anglican Church, which he is the head of

• Remarries to Anne Boleyn

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

Multiple Choice

What country was Henry VIII the king of?

• England

• Germany

• Switzerland

Multiple Choice

____________ declared himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

• The Pope

• Henry VIII

• Anne Boleyn

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

Multiple Choice

Place the events in the correct order.

1. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn.

2. Henry VIII refused allegiance with the pope, split with the Roman Catholic Church, and declared himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

3. The pope refused to annul Henry VIII’s first marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

4. Henry VIII asked the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he could marry the younger Anne Boleyn.

• 1,2,3,4

• 4,3,2,1

Multiple Choice

Who was the "Father of the Protestant Reformation"?

• Martin Luther

• King Henry VIII

• Erasmus

• Pope Alexander VI

• Johannes Gutenberg

Multiple Choice

What new sect of Christianity did King Henrvy VIII start?

• Lutheran

• Anglican (Church of England)

• Presbyterian

• Eastern Orthodox

The English Reformation

After Henry dies, his 3 children rule England