A Study Of Tudor Reformation

This thesis examines the reform of the Church of England during the period of Henry VIII,from the background of reforms such as the social changes in continental Europe,the development of British Protestant heretics,and the appeal of the divorce case to the Holy See by Henry VIII.This thesis analyzes the main features of the creeds of the Church of England,such as the gradual transformation of Ten Articles and Bishops’ Book,the Thirteen Articles that tends to be Lutheranism,the Six Articles that stifle reforms,and King’s Book that denies justification by faith.And its relationship with Henry VIII’s reform in seeking a balance between politics and religion,and its influence on the formation of Anglican doctrine and the development of the entire Tudor England reformation.The dissertation consists of three parts: introduction,the main body,and conclusion.The first chapter mainly sorts out the background of the Tudor Reformation.Inspired by the continental European humanism and the influence of the Reformation Movement,coupled with the development of the local Protestant heretics,the Tudor British Reformation was strongly promoted by the British King.Chapter Two explains in detail the five creeds successively issued during Henry VIII’s time.Henry’s promotion of reform was mainly based on personal desires and political purposes.Therefore,in the reform of the creed of the National Church,he showed a conservative tendency to seek a balance between the old and the new.The third chapter focuses on analyzing the relationship between the five creeds of Tudor’s early Tudor and Henry VIII’s religious policies,and the influence on later religious reforms.Although both Ten Articles and Bishops’ Book have Protestant connotations,the Catholic tendencies of Six Articles and King’s Book are extremely obvious,indicating the limitations of Henry VIII’s reforms.However,the middle line he established for the harmony and unity of beliefs set the tone for the moderate religious reconciliation policy of Queen Elizabeth.The primary conclusions drawn in this article are: First,the frequent revisions and changes in the creeds of the State Church during Henry VIII’s period reflect the uncertainty,fluctuation of Henry VIII’s religious reform policies.Second,Henry VIII’s religious reform was both accidental and political,and it was in line with the development trend of the British nation-state represented by the autocratic monarchy.Third,Queen Elizabeth’s religious reconciliation in the late Tudor period was a gentle return to the middle road characterized by the compromise between the old and the new in Henry VIII’s period,thus finally establishing the dominant position of the National Church with English characteristics and making the United Kingdom.The religious reformation is distinguished from the reformation in continental Europe.