Renaissance+History

__** THE RISE OF PROTESTANTISM: **__ __** HENRY VIII & ELIZABETH I **__




 * Henry VIII was a "monstrous egomaniac" who stepped forward in 1509 to claim his father's kingdom. He was tall, handsome & vigorous. He had a passion for jousting, sports, music & literature. Henry VIII combined the traditional passions of the aristocracy with the new tastes of the Renaissance monarch. To ensure that England was respected on an international level, he "plunged the nation into the complexities of European affairs". He was enthusiastic about war-making. There was a bunch of "drama" because Henry's wife would not bear him a son and so Henry, frustrated took a new love. by 1540 England had a vernacular bible, parliament had abolished purgatory, shrines, and pilgrimages. Henry died in 1547. by 1553 England had a full Protestant Church settlement. Elizabeth, the last of Henry's children was the last hope of the Tudor line. A new Church settlement established Protestantism once and for all as the religion of England. When Elizabeth died in 1603 England was poised for its emergence as one of Europe's greatest powers.**