Henry VIII Cromwell's government Flashcards
When does Thomas Cromwell serve as chief minister and lord chancellor?
1532 - 1540
What was the Act drafted by Cromwell which gave the monarch imperial jurisdiction?
Act in Restraint of Appeals
What did Cromwell charge Anne Boleyn with in 1536?
Adultery
What did the Act of Succession state and when was it drafted?
Signed in April 1534, stated that Henry’s marriage to Catherine was void and the succession should continue through Anne
What court was used to deal with the income from the Dissolution, and how did this affect crown income?
Court of Augmentations, income rose from £150,000 to £300,000
When was the dissolution of monasteries?
1536 - 1542
How many men made up the Privy Council under Cromwell?
19, reduced from 70
Who did Cromwell arrange a marriage between after the death of Jane Seymour?
Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII, 1540
What type of payment was withheld from the Papacy in 1532?
Annates
What role had Cromwell assumed by 1532?
King’s chief minister
Who was hostile to Cromwell’s religious reforms?
Duke of Norfolk
When was the Act of Supremacy passed?
November 1534
What was Cromwell’s fathers job?
Blacksmith
What institution did Elton believe that Cromwell was responsible for revolutionising?
Parliament
What was Cromwell arrested for?
Treason, heresy and corruption - 10th June 1540
