Why were people willing to die for their beliefs in the 16th Century

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Why were people willing to die for their beliefs
in the 16th Century?

• The Martyrs

By Mr N Robinson St Hildas RC Girls High
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What did people believe?

• Both Catholics and Protestants believed that only
  members of their own religion would go to heaven.
• Each tried to convince the other to change
  religion in order to save their souls from Hell.
• Hell was a place of everlasting torture.

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Source A
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Source B
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Source C
Who has been sent to Hell in this Source?
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Why were there mass murders of both Catholics
Protestants?

• Members of each faith believed that they could
  save peoples souls by getting them to change
  religion through torture.

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Both Catholics and Protestants were prepared to
die for their beliefs in order to avoid Hell.
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French Catholics Murdering Protestants in Paris

• How has the artist made the painting look
  horrific?
• Was the artist a Catholic or a Protestant? Why?

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English Martyrs

• The execution of William Tyndale in 1536. He was
  executed for translating the Bible into English
  so that ordinary people could read it.

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The Act of Supremacy

• Henry VIII had everybody who refused to accept
  him as head of the Church of England executed
  for treason.
• These monks are being hung, drawn and quartered

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Cuthbert Simmons
All you have to do is become a Catholic for the
pain to stop.
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What effect did the burning of the Martyrs have
during Marys Reign?
We shall this day light such a candle, by Gods
Grace in England, as I trust shall never be put
out
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Extended Writing

• Why were people willing to die for their beliefs?
  
• Remember to include
• Peoples beliefs about Hell
• Why were people afraid to change their religion?
• What effect did the burning of the martyrs have
  on the growth of Protestantism?

Illustrate your answer with a diagram of someone
being burnt to death with a thought bubble to
show why they were willing to die for their
beliefs