The Reformation and its impact, 1529-40 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards

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Elizabeth Barton and John Fisher
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Elizabeth Barton's nickname

Nun of Kent or Holy Maid of Kent

John Fisher's position from 1504

Bishop of Rochester

Henry VIII's reformation period dates

1529-40

What Barton & Fisher opposed

Break from Rome & divorce from Catherine of Aragon

Barton's prophecy about Henry divorcing

King would die a villain's death

Fisher's role with young Henry VIII

Tutor

When Barton's visions became political

1527 onwards

Date of Elizabeth Barton's execution

April 21, 1534

Date of John Fisher's execution

June 1535

Who Henry ordered to act against Barton

Thomas Cromwell

Legal tool used to execute Barton

Act of Attainder

Who published 'The Nun's Book' in 1533

Dr Edward Bocking

Copies of 'The Nun's Book' burned

700 copies

Fisher's fine for Barton connection

£300

Where Fisher was imprisoned in 1534

Tower of London

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