Henry 8 Flashcards
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Who edited the Great Bible?
Cranmer
What was the consequence of Mary (sister) getting married to Suffolk?
Couldn’t be used for diplomatic purposes
When did Anne and Henry 8 marry?
January 1533, secret ceremony
What did Cromwell start to do in 1529?
Collect evidence of clerical abuses
When was the Anne of Cleves marriage?
1540
What was government 1540-47
Conciliar
What were Wolsey’s policies centred on?
Strengthening royal authority and raising finance
Spiritual reasons for dissolution?
Monks loyal to Rome
Bastions of Catholic doctrine
Corruption - poor behaviour and piety
What Dutch scholar visited England 4 times from 1509-14?
Erasmus
What did merchants fail to procure?
Royal support for exploration
3 successes of the conservative faction
Six articles of 1537, Marriage to Catherine Howard, Fall of Cromwell
Ostensible reason for Eltham Ordinances?
Reduce royal household expenditure
Who did Henry 8 send to Scotland to lead army?
Duke of Norfolk
Did Henry 8 use nobility and gentry more or less than Henry 7?
Much more
Henry 8 initial attitude to nobles
Their sons were his personal companions. Influence still limited due to Wolsey domination
What were the first set of injunctions against? (3)
Pilgrimages, relics, images
What % of England and Wales land were monastic lands and sold off?
16%
When did Cromwell start the visitations?
1535
When were the first and second suppression acts?
1536 and 1541
How much did 1522 national survey raise?
£200,000
Secondary reason for Eltham Ordinances?
Wolsey could reduce the influence of the Privy Chamber
What year did the Treaty of Andres dictate Boulogne would be returned?
1554
When were Dereham and Culpepper executed?
1541
How did Katherine Parr relate to humanism?
Had a humanist education.
Gathered a humanist circle and patronised art/literature.