Henry 8th key events Flashcards
(18 cards)
Q: Why did Henry’s accession mark a new direction?
A: Young, ambitious king eager for glory; reversed father’s cautious approach.
Q: How did this marriage shape early foreign policy?
A: Maintained Anglo-Spanish alliance; strengthened Henry’s legitimacy.
Q: What was the Battle of the Spurs, and what did it show?
A: Henry’s victory over French near Thérouanne; minor battle but major propaganda victory.
Q: What happened at Flodden?
A: English army led by Catherine defeated Scots; James IV killed, securing northern border.
Q: What was the Field of the Cloth of Gold?
A: Lavish meeting with Francis I in France; aimed to impress but achieved little diplomatically.
Q: What was the King’s Great Matter?
A: Henry’s campaign to annul marriage to Catherine; led to break with Rome.
Q: Why was Wolsey dismissed?
A: Failed to secure annulment; scapegoated by Henry; shows shift from conciliar to personal rule.
Q: What did the Act of Supremacy do?
A: Declared Henry head of Church of England; formalized break from Rome.
Q: What was the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
A: Cromwell’s policy closing monasteries, transferring wealth to the Crown; reduced papal influence.
Q: What caused the Pilgrimage of Grace, and what happened?
A: Northern rebellion against dissolution & religious changes; largest uprising; Henry crushed it harshly.
Q: Why was Anne Boleyn executed?
A: Accused of adultery & treason; politically convenient as she failed to produce male heir.
Q: How did Jane Seymour affect the succession?
A: Bore Henry’s only male heir, Edward VI; died shortly after childbirth.
Q: What did the Six Articles do?
A: Reinforced conservative Catholic doctrine; showed Henry’s shifting religious stance.
Q: Why was Cromwell executed?
A: Arranged failed marriage to Anne of Cleves; enemies exploited Henry’s anger.
Q: What was Catherine Parr’s significance?
A: Acted as nurse to aging Henry; promoted education of Edward & Elizabeth.
Q: Why did Henry renew wars in the 1540s?
A: Sought military glory; captured Boulogne; financially strained England.
Q: What did the Treaty of Greenwich propose?
A: Betrothal of Edward VI to Mary, Queen of Scots; rejected by Scots, leading to Rough Wooing.
Q: How did Henry’s death affect England?
A: Left 9-year-old Edward VI; succession vulnerable; start of Protestant regency.
