Faction In 1540s And End Of H8

Question 1

FACTIONAL STRUGGLE 1 - FALL OF CROM
Why did crom fall?

Answer 1

Factions
Religion
H8
Anne of Cleves

Question 2

FACTIONAL STRUGGLE 2 - HOWARD FAMILY

Answer 2

Family planned to remove crom by arranging romantic affair w Catherine and H (marriage was a great success) to get closer to him and spread lies about crom

Question 3

FACTIONAL STRUGGLE 3 - CRAMNER’S CRISIS

Answer 3

Conservative faction trying to get revenge for fall of cath Howard
Accused by cons of heresy

Question 4

FACTIONAL STRUGGLE 4 - GARDINER

Answer 4

• Cramer’s revenge on gardiner
• G’s nephew/secretary was executed for denying royal supremacy
• Plan was to have G sent to tower
• Gardiner pre-warned, went to H and begged for mercy
• H pardoned him
• Gardiner won, but reformers still in strong position

Question 5

Katherine parr?

Answer 5

Minimal influence over H but prot household.

Question 6

What happened to Gardiner after H’s last parl?

Answer 6

Pos already weakened from previous factional struggle
Reformers told H that Gardiner refused to exchange some of his ch land as h wanted them
H excluded Gardiner from his privy council
This meat he was not included in regency council for ed

Question 7

Norfolk and Surrey?

Answer 7

Powerful individuals to be removed
Surrey accused of treason and executed
Norfolk stayed in tower for Ed’s reign as H died day before his planned execution.