The Break With Rome

10 Questions | By Suzannah.lipscom | Updated: Mar 17, 2022 | Attempts: 82

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How well have you remembered and understood Henry VIII's Great Matter, divorce crisis, and the break with Rome? Test your knowledge!

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1.

Henry VIII sought an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon from
- A.
  
  December 1525
- B.
  
  March 1528
- C.
  
  May 1527
- D.
  
  July 1529
2.

Why did Pope Clement VII not grant Henry an annulment? Choose the most important reason.
- A.
  
  Because the Pope did not understand why Henry did not just take Anne Boleyn as a mistress
- B.
  
  Because the Pope was imprisoned by Katherine of Aragon's nephew
- C.
  
  Because royal marriages could not be annulled
- D.
  
  Because the grounds for the annulment were disputed
3.

The official grounds on which Henry VIII sought an annulment from the Pope were
- A.
  
  That the papal dispensation allowing him to marry his brother's widow was in error
- B.
  
  That Katherine was too old to bear him more children
- C.
  
  That he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn
- D.
  
  That he and Katherine were childless, which meant they were being punished by God
4.

What about this image suggests Katherine's resistance to Henry's attempts to undo their marriage? The monkey is reaching for the [Blank] not for the [Blank] in her hand, which has the king's [Blank] on it, suggesting that Katherine chooses [Blank] over [Blank].
5.

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was executed on a charge of praemunire (treason by allegiance to a foreign power).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Which of these images is the only accepted likeness of Anne Boleyn from her lifetime?
- A.
  
  The Royal Collection image
- B.
  
  The National Portrait Gallery image
- C.
  
  The Hever Castle image
- D.
  
  The British Library image
- E.
  
  The Mountgarret image
- F.
  
  The Windsor Castle image
- G.
  
  The Buccleuch image
7.

The Collectanea satis copiosa was a collection of manuscripts that argued that
- A.
  
  Henry VIII's elder brother, Arthur, had not been the rightful heir
- B.
  
  Henry's marriage to Katherine of Aragon was unlawful and Henry exercised spiritual jurisdiction in his realm
- C.
  
  Henry VIII was supreme and imperial head and this gave him rights to create an overseas empire
- D.
  
  Henry and Katherine were childless because they did not wash
8.

This work said it was shameful for popes to be under the authority of kings.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

The Act in Restraint of Appeals of March 1533 stated that
- A.
  
  That Rome's appeals for unity must be restrained
- B.
  
  That Katherine of Aragon must enter a convent
- C.
  
  That England was an empire, and therefore Rome had no spiritual jurisdiction in the English realm
- D.
  
  That the marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII was null and void
10.

All men in England were required by the Act of Succession to swear the following oath: 'to be true to Queen [Blank], and to believe and take her for the [Blank] wife of the King and rightful Queen of England, and utterly to think the Lady [Blank] daughter to the King by Queen Katherine, but as a [Blank], and thus to do without any scruplosity of [Blank]'.