Tudor religion sp 2013

What is going on? Where? When? Why? Who?

List as many differences as you can.

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TUDOR POWER AND CONTROL

The Tudor family ruled England from 1485-1603

Learning Objectives:

To identify the differences between

Catholics and Protestants

To evaluate the differences between

the two faiths and how they affected Tudor

people

Title:

Why was religion chopping and changing in the 16th century?

Activity

Colour code the sheet to show which are Protestant and which are Catholic beliefs.

Use pages 32-33 to help.

Extension – where does the word Protestant come from?

Answers

Catholic Decoration Bible in Latin Pope is head of church

Priests can help people get to Heaven

Mystery and awe

Protestant Simple Bible in own language Leader of country is head

of church People do not need

Priests to find God Belief more important

than elaborate service

Questions!

Q1 – what do Catholics and Protestants disagree about? At least 3 things

Q2 – what do they agree about? At least one thing

Extension – what does the word Reformation mean?

The Reformation – Luther, Henry VIII and the Pope England had been Catholic for over 1000 years. In the early 1500s people began to say the Catholic

church was too rich. Money was spent on fine clothes/palaces, not on the

poor. The Bible was in Latin. Priests were corrupt. Indulgences – people could pay to have sins forgiven.

In 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to church door in Germany starting the Protestant Reformation.

Henry VIII wrote a book defending Catholic faith. But in 1536 Henry VIII did a U-turn and replaced the

Pope as Head of the Church in England.

Write a letter persuading people to be either Protestant or Catholic in the 1500s. Dear Martin Luther,

The problem with your new Protestant faith is…. because…

Another problem with it is…..

Catholicism is far better because…

Dear Pope Clement VII, The problem with your old Catholic faith is…. because…

Another problem with it is…..

Catholicism is far better because…

What are the main differences between the

two faiths?

Who was this man?

How did he help Henry VIII?

Plenary