Class Objective: Students will discuss and take notes on the spread of the Protestant Reformation, Social Impact of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation. Homework: Read pp. 399-408 (end of chapter); Perry primary source excerpts pp. 333-345 (Anabaptists, Calvinism, Counter-Reformation). Oct 02, 2011 · This launched the beginning of what is known as the Protestant Reformation. Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Lord High Chancellor and head of the King’s Council, implemented various governmental policies including the expansion of royal power in the north of England, new taxes, dissolution of monasteries, and the confiscation of Catholic ... Many European lords wanted to be freed from the authority of the Pope to be able to better pursue their own ambitions (though they may also have been true protestant believers at the same time). In some cases, politics was the central factor- The Anglican church originally had very few theological differences with Catholicism other than seeing ... What Was The Protestant Reformation? Causes And Main Effects 893 words - 4 pages pope of England.Meanwhile, in France yet another reformation was started by a man named John Calvin who had fled to Geneva because the French Monarchy suppressed Protestants. In Geneva, Calvin built a model protestant community where he taught of pre-ordination and ...