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The English Reformation. King Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547). Founded Church of England Wanted divorce from wife b/c she didn’t give him any sons Passed Act of Supremacy in 1534 to break away from Catholic Church. Act of Supremacy (1534). Confiscated all land held by Catholic Church
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King Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547) • Founded Church of England • Wanted divorce from wife b/c she didn’t give him any sons • Passed Act of Supremacy in 1534 to break away from Catholic Church
Act of Supremacy (1534) • Confiscated all land held by Catholic Church • Established Anglican Church • King of England as head of Church of England
Queen Mary I (r. 1553-1558) • First Queen of England • Catholic (even though father Henry VIII was Protestant) • Nicknamed “Bloody Mary” for large number of Protestants killed • 300 burnt at stake • Tried (but failed) to return England to Catholicism
Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) • Known as the “Virgin Queen” • Returned Protestantism to England (for good) • Fought against King Philip II of Spain • Protestant England vs. Catholic Spain • Defeated Spanish Armada (1588) • Golden Age of English History
Calvinists in England (Puritans) • Strongly religious group of Protestants in England • Persecuted in the early 1600s • Fled to Netherlands before leaving for “New World” on Mayflower
Name: Period: English Reformation Quiz • Why did Henry VIII want a divorce from Catherine of Aragon? • What did Queen Mary I want to do in England? • Who did Queen Elizabeth marry? • What was the Spanish Armada and what happened to it? • What kinds of things were forbidden by the Puritans?