English Reformation

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This paper analyzes the English Reformation in 1534, in terms of Christianity. It focuses on the changing face of Christianity in England, particularly regarding the Catholic Church and how the rule of the monarchy dictated and affected religion of the country at the time. The paper suggests that Queen Elizabeth's rule was a return to the middle road, a return to stability, and a return to peace.

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"Despite the fact that the ideological backing for much of the Reformation may have found a willing home in the minds of many Englishmen, to understand the reformation as a movement from the ground up would be to elementally misunderstand it--the English Reformation came from the top down. Henry VIII was the primary catalyst for the English Revolution and it is virtually impossible to imagine its success without him. However, Thomas Cromwell played a highly independent role as Henry's chief minister; this is particularly true--though often contested--regarding his role in the dissolution of the monasteries."

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