Transylvania University of Braşov
Faculty of Languages and Literatures
Department of Romanian- English
The Religions in Tudor Dynasty
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Braşov
2011
Contents
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
2. Henry VIII and the Reformation
3. Religious changes under Edward VI
4. Mary I and the return to Catholicism
5. Elizabethan Religion
→ A short presentation of Puritanism
6. Conclusions
Footnotes
References
Sentence Outline
1.Introduction
The main idea of the Introduction is that during the Tudor Dinasty the religion changed constantly , from the Catholicism to Protestantism, according to the views of the reignig monarch.
2. Henry VIII and the Reformation
The chapter "Henry and the Reformation" presents an important event that changed the History of England Church : the break with Rome in 1533 - that triggered the reform of the English Church.
3.Religious changes under Edward VI
In the third chapter entitled "Religious changes under Edward VI" , the principal idea is that in the reign of Edward VI the England fully entacted to Protestant Reformation.
4.Mary I and the return to Catholicism
In the fourth chapter, "Mary I and the return to Catholicism", is presented the reign of the first Queen of England,Mary I, she reinstated the Catholicism and she renewed the allegiance with Rome.
5.Elizabethan Religion
The main idea of the chapter "Elizabethan Religion" is that in the reign of the last monarh of the Tudor Dinasty a lasting settlement was worked out in England, the English Church became Protestant.
6. Conclusions
In conclusion,in the sixteenth century,during the Tudor Dynasty, the religious culture of England changed from Catholicism to Protestantism four times; England had moved in a Protestant direction
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