How did the Church change over the Tudor Period? Chart the changes! If you were born in 1510 you would have lived through all the major changes to the church from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I! Imagine you are an ordinary person living in England in the Tudor period. Although the changes at court would not normally affect your day to day life, the changes to religion would concern you deeply – after all your immortal soul is at stake! Using the graph below plot how you feel about each of the events below. 1. 2. 3. 4. Henry has made himself Head of the Church in England. Henry has divorced Catherine of Aragon. Parliament has agreed to close down monasteries. Robert Aske is leading the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’ against the dissolution of the monasteries. 5. Robert Aske has been executed. 6. The Bible is to be printed in English. 7. Edward VI’s ministers have brought in a Protestant Prayer Book for use in all churches. 8. Your local priest has got married. 9. Edward has died. The new queen, Mary I, has ordered churches to hold Catholic services again. 10. Important churchmen, Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, have been burned for remaining Protestant. 11. Mary I has died. Her half-sister Elizabeth has become queen. 12. Elizabeth has been made Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Compare your chart with your neighbour. Discuss any differences or similarities. Reactions to the changes to the Church Very happy Very unhappy 1 2 3 © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 4 5 6 23056 7 8 9 10 11 12 Page 1 of 4 How did the Church change over the Tudor Period? Henry VIII (1509-1547) Who was ‘Head of the Church’? What happened to church services & prayers What was the language of the Bible? What happened to priests? What happened to the layout of Churches? What happened to Church decorations, relics and icons? Did any other significant changes happen? Edward VI (1547-1553) Mary I (1553-1558) At first the P____ but Henry became ‘S________ H_____’ in 1534. The king was ‘________ _____’. Services remained in ________ except for the Lord’s Prayer which was said in English. Elizabeth I (1558-1603) The _______. The Act of Supremacy of 1559 made her ‘S________ G_____________’. The E_______ p_______ b______ was introduced in 1552. Services were in English: M_____ was replaced by c______________. Banned the p_______ b______. Reintroduced L______ M_____. Act of Uniformity of 1559: new Common Prayer book introduced – more in common with Catholic services but in E_________. New _________ Bible introduced in 1539. _________. English. English. They were not allowed to ________. From 1549 onwards priests could _______. They had to leave their wives. They could ________, but were encouraged to be c__________. No Change. Removed r_____ s________. Moved a______ to become c____________ t______. Moved the altar back against the wall. Reintroduced r_____ s_________. No Change. S_______ and s________ g_____ windows were destroyed. Painted walls were whitewashed. Priests no longer wore elaborate v__________. Churches repainted and relics reintroduced. Vestments and candles still used but had to be simple. No shrines or relics were allowed. 284 Protestant ‘h________’ were burned at the stake. New law said everyone had to go to Church on Sunday. Closed down the _____________ 1536-9. Word bank (these words may be used more than once): monasteries Latin statues English Supreme Governor communion table rood screens Pope English prayer book © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 stained glass celibate Supreme Head marry vestments altar communion heretics Mass Page 2 of 4 How did the Church change over the Tudor Period? Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553) Mary I (1553-1558) Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Who was ‘Head of the Church’? What happened to church services & prayers What was the language of the Bible? What happened to priests? What happened to the layout of Churches? What happened to Church decorations, relics and icons? Did any other significant changes happen? Word bank (these words may be used more than once): monasteries English rood screens Latin Supreme Governor Pope © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 statues communion table English prayer book 23056 stained glass celibate Supreme Head marry vestments altar communion heretics Mass Page 3 of 4 How did the Church change over the Tudor Period? Teaching notes A PowerPoint presentation (available to subscribers only) accompanies this resource. This allows you to review the class responses to the tasks collectively. Chart the changes A good way to use this activity is to pair up students and allocate one to be a Catholic and the other a Protestant. They can then compare and contrast their reactions to the changes. This can be further developed by asking students to continue to think ‘in role’ about the changes and write brief diary entries for various dates. 11 February 1531 Henry has made himself Head of the Church in England. 13 May 1533 Henry has divorced Catherine of Aragon. 8 June 1536 Parliament has agreed to close down monasteries. October 1536 Robert Aske is leading the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’ against the dissolution of the monasteries. 12 July 1537 Robert Aske has been executed. 1539 The Bible is to be printed in English. 1549 Edward VI’s ministers have brought in a Protestant Prayer Book for use in all churches. 1550 Your local priest has got married. 1553 Edward has died. The new queen, Mary I, has ordered churches to hold Catholic services again. March 1556 7 September 1558 1559 Important churchmen, Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, have been burned for remaining Protestant. Queen Mary has died. Her half-sister Elizabeth has become queen. Elizabeth has been made Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Summary tables There are two versions of this so you can differentiate this resource. Interactive A Magnet interactive also accompanies this resource (for subscribers only). Students match the changes to the monarch. © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 Page 4 of 4 Chart the changes On a graph plot how you feel about each of the events below. How did the Church change over the Tudor Period? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 1 Reactions to the changes to the Church: Catholic view © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 Very happy x 1 3 © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x Henry became Head of the Church 23056 1 3 Summary of the changes: complete the table Henry VIII (1509-1547) 2 Very unhappy Henry became Head of the Church 2 23056 Reactions to the changes to the Church: Protestant view Very happy Very unhappy Henry has made himself Head of the Church in England. Henry has divorced Catherine of Aragon. Parliament has agreed to close down monasteries. Robert Aske is leading the ‘Pilgrimage of Grace’ against the dissolution of the monasteries. Robert Aske has been executed. The Bible is to be printed in English. Edward VI’s ministers have brought in a Protestant Prayer Book for use in all churches. Your local priest has got married. Edward has died. The new queen, Mary I, has ordered churches to hold Catholic services again. Important churchmen, Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer, have been burned for remaining Protestant. Mary I has died. Her half-sister Elizabeth has become queen. Elizabeth has been made Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Edward VI (1547-1553) Mary I (1553-1558) 2 3 4 5 © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 6 7 8 9 10 11 23056 12 4 Word bank (these words may be used more than once): Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Who was ‘Head of the Church’? What happened to church services & prayers monasteries Latin statues stained glass English Supreme Governor communion table celibate communion heretics Mass altar English prayer book Supreme Head What was the language of the Bible? What happened to priests? What happened to the layout of Churches? rood screens Pope What happened to Church decorations, relics and icons? vestments marry Did any other significant changes happen? © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 5 © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 6 1 Summary of the changes Summary of the changes Henry VIII (1509-1547) Who was ‘Head of the Church’? What happened to church services & prayers What was the language of the Bible? What happened to priests? What happened to the layout of Churches? What happened to Church decorations, relics and icons? Did any other significant changes happen? Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553) At first the P____ but Henry became ‘S________ H_____’ in 1534. The king was ‘________ _____’. Services remained in ________ except for the Lord’s Prayer which was said in English. The E_______ p_______ b______ was introduced in 1552. Services were in English: M_____ was replaced by c____________. Mary I (1553-1558) Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Who was ‘Head of the Church’? The _______. The Act of Supremacy of 1559 made her ‘S________ G_____________’. Banned the p_______ b______. Reintroduced L______ M_____. Act of Uniformity of 1559: new Common Prayer book introduced – more in common with Catholic services but in E_________. New _________ Bible introduced in 1539. _________. English. English. They were not allowed to ________. From 1549 onwards priests could _______. They had to leave their wives. They could ________, but were encouraged to be c__________. No change. Removed r_____ s________. Moved a______ to become c____________ t______. Moved the altar back against the wall. Reintroduced r_____ s_________. S_______ and s________ g_____ windows were destroyed. Painted walls were white-washed. Priests no longer wore elaborate v__________. Churches repainted and relics reintroduced. Vestments and candles still used but had to be simple. No shrines or relics were allowed. 284 Protestant ‘h________’ were burned at the stake. New law said everyone had to go to Church on Sunday. No change. Closed down the _____________ 1536-9. © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 7 Pope but Henry became ‘Supreme Head’ At first the in 1534. What happened to church services & prayers Services remained in Latin except for the Lord’s Prayer which was said in English. Edward VI (1547-1553) The king was ‘Supreme Head’. Mary I (1553-1558) The Pope. Governor’. The English prayer book was introduced in 1552 services in English: was replaced with Mass Banned the prayer book. Reintroduced Latin Mass. Act of Uniformity of 1559: new Common Prayer book introduced – more in common with Catholic English. English. They had to leave their wives. They could services but in communion. What was the language of the Bible? What happened to priests? What happened to the layout of Churches? What happened to Church decorations, relics and icons? New English Bible introduced in 1539. They were not allowed to marry. English. From 1549 onwards priests could marry. rood screens. Moved altarto become communion table. Removed No Change. destroyed. Painted walls were white-washed. Priests no longer wore elaborate English. marry, but were celibate. encouraged to be Moved the altar back against the wall. Reintroduced rood screens. Statues and stained glass windows were No Change. Elizabeth I (1558-1603) The Act of Supremacy of 1559 made her ‘Supreme Churches repainted and relics reintroduced. Vestments and candles still used but had to be simple. No shrines or relics were allowed. 284 Protestant ‘heretics’ were burned at the stake. New law said everyone had to go to Church on Sunday. vestments. Did any other significant changes happen? Closed down the monasteries 1536-9. © www.teachithistory.co.uk 2014 23056 8 2
