Henry VIII Flashcards
(35 cards)
Who was Henry’s brother?
Arthur who died aged 15 in 1502
What were Henry VIII dates?
1491 - 1547
When was Henry VIII’s reign
1509 - 1547
What was the name of the law which made Henry VIII head of the church in England?
1534 Act of Supremacy
What was the 1534 Act of Supremacy about?
It was the law which made Henry VIII the head of the Catholic Church in England.
What were the three main reasons that Henry broke from Rome in 1524?
- Wanted a male heir
- Wanted control over England (ie church law vs kings law)
- Needed money because Henry VII had spent loads losing wars with France.
Who was king of England before Henry VIII?
Henry VII (died 1509)
Name some of Henry VIII’s famous advisors and friends.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473 - 1530) Thomas Cromwell (1485 - 1540)
When was the Act Of Supremacy?
1534 Act of Supremacy
When did Henry VIII start closing down the monasteries and taking their land and money?
1536 dissolution of the monasteries.
Name a rebellion which was basically Catholics protesting against Henry taking the monasteries and breaking away from Rome.
The Pilgrimage of Grace (1536)
What was the pilgrimage of grace?
An uprising in the North that protested against The Act of Supremacy (1534) and the dissolution of the monasteries (1536)
Name to facts that broke England away from the power of Rome and gave Henry the money and land that used to belong to the church
Act of Supremacy (1534)
Dissolution of the monasteries (1536)
Who was king of England during the renaissance in England?
Henry VIII
When did Henry unite Wales with England?
1536
When did Henry declare himself King of Ireland?
1541
What was the name of the statute which Henry passed that enabled him to make any law he wanted.
the Statute of Proclamations (1539)
Was Henry a Lancastrian, a Plantagenet or a Tudor?
Henry was from the Tudor family
When did Henry famously meet the king of France on a field where they spent sooooo much money on decorations and crazy luxury that it was later called ‘the field of the cloth of gold’?
1520
What was the renaissance all about?
The rediscovery of Greek and Roman classical culture.
Why did Henry need an heir?
Without a male heir, (ie a son), it was possible that after his death, someone outside of his family would become king
Who was Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-1556)
Did Cranmer supported the translation of the bible into English?
YES!!!!! He also helped complete the book of common prayer which is still used today (but that was under Edward VI)
How did Thomas Cranmer die?
Burnt alive by Mary I
