The University of Cambridge and the Chantries Act of 1545
This article calls into question a story that has become part of the folklore and indeed the official history of Cambridge University. Supposedly, the passage of the Chantries Act posed a threat to university colleges which was averted by the lobbying of Cambridge academics early in 1546, and this a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2022, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 765-782 |
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Heinrich, VIII., England, König 1491-1547
/ University of Cambridge
/ History 1544-1547
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KBF British Isles SA Church law; state-church law |
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| Summary: | This article calls into question a story that has become part of the folklore and indeed the official history of Cambridge University. Supposedly, the passage of the Chantries Act posed a threat to university colleges which was averted by the lobbying of Cambridge academics early in 1546, and this adroit intervention inspired Henry VIII to found new colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. Close reading of the sources, however, indicates that the universities were singled out for special treatment from the start and that Henry's new foundations were in his mind before the Chantries Act was passed. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046921001494 |