Henry VIII and the Reformation Parliament / J. Patrick Coby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coby, Patrick, 1948-

Series:

"Reacting to the past" series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

Great Britain. Parliament.

History.

Relations with legislators.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1509-1547.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Relations with legislators.

Henry.

Great Britain. Parliament--History--16th century.

Reformation--England.

Reformation.

England.

Physical Description:

vi, 184 pages : maps ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pearson Longman, [2006]

Summary:

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"Reacting to the Past" explores important ideas by recreating the historical contexts that shaped them. It consists of elaborate games in which students are assigned roles, informed by classic texts, set in particular moments of intellectual and social ferment.

Students "run" each "Reacting" game, which includes multiple roles for classes ranging in size from thirteen to twenty-one students and requires from seven to fourteen classroom sessions. "Reacting" improves speaking, writing, and leadership skills, promotes engagement with classic texts and history, and builds learning communities.

"Reacting" can be used for a wide variety of curricular and institutional purposes. "Reacting" classes consisting of several games have provided the foundation for a first-year general education course. "Reacting" can also serve as an upper-class "capstone" experience. A "Reacting" game can also function as the discussion component of large lecture classes, or it can be enlisted for intersession courses, honors programs, and other specialized curricular purposes.

"Reacting to the Past" has been developed under the auspices of Barnard College. It won the Theodore Hesburgh Award (2004), funded by the TIAA-CREF, for pedagogical innovation, and it has also received substantial support from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) of the U.S. Department of Education. With this support, Barnard College hosts a series of conferences throughout the nation at which interested faculty and administrators learn about "Reacting" by playing miniversions of the games.

Contents:

Introduction: Historical Fiction 2

Coming to London 2

A Farewell Letter 5

Background: Political and Intellectual History 8

The "Great Matter" 8

The War of the Roses 9

Genealogy of Henry VIII 11

Henrician Diplomacy Prior to the King's "Great Matter" 12

Contending Ideas at the Time of the Reformation 14

Medieval Catholicism 15

Lutheranism 18

Renaissance Humanism 21

Machiavellianism 22

English Dioceses Before the Reformation 25

English Counties during the Reign of Henry VIII 26

Tudor London 27

Hapsburg Possessions 28

The Game 29

Parliament 29

Factions 31

Clergy 31

Nobility 32

Commoners 32

Boleyn-Howard Faction 33

Cromwell Faction 34

Lutheran Faction 34

Aragon Faction 35

Foreign Powers 36

Distribution of Roles 36

Special Features 37

Loose Alliances 37

Extended Time Frame 37

Planned Confusion 37

Named Characters 37

Indeterminates 38

Henry VIII and His Queens 38

Patronage and Patronage Chits 39

Voting Procedures 42

Embassies Abroad 42

Revenues 42

Victory 42

Grades 43

Class Sessions 43

Schedule of Major Legislation of the Reformation Parliament/Convocation 46

Significant Characters of the Period 49

Appendix A Documents and Supplementary Texts 52

Marsilius of Padua, Defender of the Peace (1324) 52

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince (1513) 81

Martin Luther, Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation Respecting the Reformation of the Christian Estate (1520) 103

Martin Luther, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520) 111

Martin Luther, Concerning Christian Liberty (1520) 122

"Anticlericalism" 134

Simon Fish, A Supplication for the Beggars (1529) 136

Sir Thomas More, A Supplication of Souls (1529) 143

"Reform Legislation" 151

Statutes of the Reformation Parliament 157

Reserve Books 182

Films 183

Historical Novels 184

Music 184

Architecture 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184).

ISBN:

0321418786

OCLC:

61309303