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Opposition to the
Reformation
- Elizabeth Barton
(Holy Maid of Kent)
- had prophecies against the
King's marriage to Anne,
started speaking out
- Bishop Fisher and
Archbishop Warham
supported her
- Dr Bocking planned on
publishing her prophecies -
Cromwell stopped this
- Nov 1533 - sent to
the tower, charged
with treason
- April 1534 - executed with 5
others who supported her
- on the same day as the
aristocracy had to take the Oath of
Succession - acted as a warning
- Monks (Observant
Franciscans and the
Carthusians)
- against divorce,
Royal Supremacy
and Anne Boleyn
- both groups are
highly respected and
dominant in London
- both spoke out against
divorce and supremacy -
they are both punished
- Franciscans - 7 monasteries
closed down in 1535, 18 are
starved to death and all
monasteries closed by 1539
- more stubborn monks
are imprisoned - 30 out
of 200 died in prison
- Carthusians - many
are executed, 6 in
1535, 18 are starved to
death - all monasteries
closed down by 1539
- The way Henry treated
the Friars created his
tyrant image
- Bishop Fisher
- only Bishop to get executed
- Fisher was a strong supporter
of Catherine and Papal
Supremacy
- He was Bishop of
Rochester - poorest
bishopric in England,
showed he was holy
- Henry started to dislike him
because he was outspoken
about the divorce
- 1533/34 - he supported the Holy
Maid of Kent, he was mentioned
in the charge against her - threat
- he was fined £300 but not
executed - it's hard to
execute a bishop
- April 1534 - refused to take
the Oath of Succession - he
was put in the tower
- Fisher was known by
Catholics abroad
- Chapuys told Charles
V to invade
- the Pope made him a
Cardinal - made Henry
furious
- He was found guilty of treason
and executed June 1535
- caused outrage in Europe
- Sir Thomas More
- he puzzled historians -
saint or sinner?
- he had used heresy to
burn protestants
- 1532 - resigned due Submission of the
Clergy - his relationship with Henry
changed (he was loyal, but only as far
as his conscience allowed)
- Cromwell and Cranmer
tried to save him
- 1534 - wouldn't take Oath of
Succession or Supremacy -
however didn't speak out
against it
- Found guilty of
treason - executed
1535 - caused uproar
- Richard Rich have
purgid evidence - lied -
More represented
himself