Henry VIII Flashcards

Question

What happened in 1520

Answer 1

Field of the cloth of gold

Answer 2

Treaty of Bruges

Answer 3

Amecable grant, Treaty of More, Battle of Pavia

Answer 4

Treaty of Congai and the sacking of Rome

Answer 5

Historian Geoffrey Elton argues that Henry had no real role as he never even done the basic things of reading documents. It is also true that after 1513, Wolsey had a lot of influence and so did the Groom of the Stool whilst the privy council also had some level of influence. However ultimately, Henry still had the final say.

Answer 6

He was very chivalrous and wanted to place England back on the map in terms of international importance. Was very progressive and was a renaissance prince

Answer 7

Criteria: Was England in the centre of international affairs? Did it increase Henry's and England's prestige? Was England financially better off? Agree: - Flodden field 1513 England had a massive win in which James IV was killed (whilst England was at a disadvantage) which secured the land border, increased prestige and Tudor dynastic links as Henrys sister was placed as interim due to James V being too small - Battle of Spurs in 1513 when Henry captured Tournei and Thernouaine, increased Englands prestige despite costing money and shown the importance of England in terms of Europe - Alliances: Holy League in 1511 showed that England was now a big European player. Treaty of London also shows this whilst both help with Englands security Disagree: - By 1529 England had fallen out of the international game: Wolsey was not invited to or even informed about the peace of Cambrai and in 1528 when England declared war on HRE, we could not put together an army - 1520 Field of cloth of gold, lots of money was spent on this, but only worsened relations with France. Furthermore also worsened public opinion as when Henry wanted to invade France in 1525, Wolsey had to make the amicable grant as England was out of money which met outrage as it was not took through parliament

Answer 8

Criteria: Was he directly involved in giving out the policies? Was he solely responsible for the successes/ failures that came his way Was his actions potentially influenced by those around him? Agree: - Despite not actually coming up with policies, Henry always held the final say and was implicitly responsible for all of them. For example, the Amicable Grant of 1525. Even know he was not responsible for it, the reason for its existence was because he wanted to go to war with France. If this was not the case, it would of never of existed. - Much of the foreign/domestic policy issued at the time was wildly different to the policies of the former Henry 7. This can be seen by the fact that H7 own advisors attempted to block them in the blocking policy early into his reign, showing how he has took a personal handling within the aims of the policies being given. Disagree: - Wolsey was responsible for many of Henrys failures/success, e.g. Battle of Spur 1513, Treaty of London 1518 and the amicable grant 1525 - Historian Geoffrey Elton argues that Henry had no real role as he never even done the most basic administrative duties, he often only read summaries and his signature was forged using a dry stamp. - Henry had many people who could of potentially influenced him, including the Groom of the stool, his privy council and Wolsey (who was potentially influenced by the French as he had a French pension)

Answer 9

Criteria: As a whole, did the corruption of the church warrant a domestic rebellion. Did it threaten the livelihood of the people. Did the corruption stimulate possible intervention from Henry himself Agree: - Relics - Mortuary fees - Chantry Disagree: - Revisionists say that corruption was not rife, there were only isolated examples of it - Wolsey showed how the church was improving by founding 2 colleges, increasing education standard among monks, closing 20 small monasteries and putting the money towards reform

Answer 10

Criteria: Was his rise to power completely out of the ordinary? Was it from an opportunity that Wolsey himself took advantage of? Agree: - At the time many of the previous Henry 7 council was gone, therefore the opportunity for Wolsey to rise to power was miraculously open. This was complete luck as if Henry 8 chivalrous and progressive attitude did not exist, he would of never of got the opportunity - Wolsey was a butchers son, therefore he was the perfect candidate for Henry to give power to as he could just as easily take it away from him, showing how the luck of his heritage made him rise to power. - After the amicable grant fiasco, Henry still never lost faith in Wolsey, showing how it was not his skill that kept him in the position. Disagree: - Was smart got his degree from oxford at 15 and used this intelligence to take his opportunities well. When Henry pitched his warmongering attitude, Wolsey took his side, making himself more appealing. Showing how it was his skill at social engineering. - Battle of Spurs 1513, the huge success organised by Wolsey clearly shows how it was the guys skill, as after this he was given practically free reign on foreign policy.

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