HVIII CONSOLIDATION/SUCCESSION

Question 1

WHAT happened immediately after Henry VII died in order to easily secure succession?

Answer 1

His death was concealed for 2 days in order to secure the position of some of his old councillors and the position of Prince Henry as king.

Question 2

WHAT were the 3 main early aims of Henry VIII?

Answer 2

1) Establish England’s status as an important European power (e.g. marriage alliances)
2) Re-establishing the nobility (+ distancing himself from his father’s legacy)
3) Military glory in the form of victory against France

Question 3

WHAT did Henry VIII do about his father’s legacy when he became king?

Answer 3

He attacked his father’s institutions and advisors (e.g. he arrested and executed Empson and Dudley and shut down the Council Learned)

Question 4

WHEN did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 4

11th June 1509

Question 5

WHAT did Henry VIII do about the Duke of Buckingham and WHY?

Answer 5

He regarded the Duke of Buckingham with suspicion as he was related to Edward III and had been talking about what would happen after Henry’s death (treasonable) so he was executed in 1521

Question 6

WHEN was Princess Mary born?

Answer 6

1516

Question 7

WHEN did Henry VIII marry Jane Seymour?

Answer 7

1536

Question 8

WHEN were the three Succession Acts during Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 8

1534, 1536 and 1543

Question 9

WHAT did the 1534 Succession Act do?

Answer 9

Made Mary illegitimate and Elizabeth heir presumptive

Question 10

WHAT did the 1536 Succession Act do?

Answer 10

Declared Elizabeth illegitimate and allowed the king to determine succession by will/letter patent if there was no legitimate heir

Question 11

WHAT did the 1543 Succession Act do and WHY was it passed?

Answer 11

Re-legitimised Mary and Elizabeth and reaffirmed Henry’s right to determine succession through will/letters patent, because of potential uncertainty for what succession would entail due to Henry’s deteriorating health while Prince Edward was still a minor

Question 12

In WHICH years did Henry VIII have no heir?

Answer 12

1536 - 1537 (after the 1536 Succession Act and before the birth of Prince Edward, 1537)

Question 13

WHEN was Prince Edward born?

Answer 13

1537

Question 14

WHAT did Henry VIII’s will say about succession?

Answer 14

Confirmed succession arrangement and further laid down the right of succession to the heirs of his sister Mary Duchess of Suffolk, if Edward, Mary and Elizabeth died without issue.

Question 15

WHEN did Henry VIII die?

Answer 15

1547

Question 16

WHAT political aims did Henry VII and Henry VIII share?

Answer 16

• Both wanted to secure the Tudor dynasty and succession
• Both wanted to control the nobility (although they had wildly different approaches)

Question 17

WHAT political aims did Henry VII and Henry VIII disagree on?

Answer 17

• Foreign policy: Henry VII wanted to maintain peace, while Henry VIII pursued military glory
• Government: Henry VII wanted strong control over his government, while Henry VIII was happy to leave decision making to either a council or a chief minister
• Finance: Henry VII was prudent with money, while Henry VIII spent money on costly wars.

Question 18

WHAT parliamentary legislation ensured the succession of Edward VI during Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 18

• The 1534, 1536 and 1543 Succession Acts
• The 1534 Treason Act prevented challenges to succession
• The 1534 Act of Supremacy made a Catholic succession difficult

Question 19

WHAT non-parliamentary actions helped ensure Edward VI’s succession during Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 19

• Edward Seymour’s work to secure the regency
• Henry VIII’s will
• Securing peace with France