Henry VIII Domestic

Question 1

How did H8 treat his fathers legacy?

Answer 1

Tried to distance himself from it, abolished CLIL and executed Empson and Dudley

Question 2

What did abolishment of CLIL achieve

Answer 2

Ensured popularity with nobles and signalled new type of ruler

Question 3

When did H8 marry Catherine of Aragon

Answer 3

1509

Question 4

Issues with CoA marriage

Answer 4

Older than him, less time for heir
Unable to give male heir
Levitticus

Question 5

Nobility views on H8

Answer 5

Well liked due to shared interest of war, sport and all things renaissance
Popular after abolishment of CLIL
Initially seen as a bit of a pushover

Question 6

Henrys aims

Answer 6

Become a European power
Glory in France
Establish himself as warrior king
Reestablish role of nobility
Distance himself from H7

Question 7

Leviticus

Answer 7

Religion says that you can’t marry brothers wife without pope permission and if you did it would be a cursed marriage

Question 8

How did Wolsey gain power

Answer 8

Rose through church and government due to his efficiency, then gained relationship with H8 by getting him his war and free from council

Question 9

Initial role of the council

Answer 9

Keep H8 from war and being to generous/ easily manipulated by outside influences

Question 10

Success of first French War

Answer 10

Takes towns of Tournai + Theruoxanne
Ultimately achieved his aim
Spent all of inheritance

Question 11

Why is Wolsey rise to power so surprising

Answer 11

He isn’t nobility

Question 12

What is Henrys view on government

Answer 12

Not interested in it and delegates it to likes of Wolsey when possible

Question 13

Relationship between Wolsey and king

Answer 13

Saw Wolsey as a problem solver so had him wearing lots of different hats, Wolsey could easily manipulate him and cut off all others influence

Question 14

Wolseys key position in church

Answer 14

Legate

Question 15

Wolsey administrative and local government

Answer 15

Focused on reducing corruption and increasing efficiency but kept overall system

Question 16

Wolsey legal reform

Answer 16

Laid groundwork for modern court of law
Streamlined legal system and made it a case by case basis
H8 wasn’t interested in legal reform so was unable to make his system fully successful as he had other priorities

Question 17

Wolsey finance and parliament

Answer 17

Unsuccessful and unpopular in parliament so has to bypass them for money
Leads to amicable grant
Improved taxing system and boosted revenue but not enough to fund H8 demands

Question 18

Amicable grant

Answer 18

Non parliamentary tax raise in order to pay for French war, caused Suffolk uprising, Huge embarrassment that Wolsey took blame for

Question 19

When was Amicable grant

Answer 19

1525

Question 20

Wolsey economic reform

Answer 20

Failure despite willingness to help, increasing poverty, unemployment and food shortages

Question 21

Wolsey and the church

Answer 21

Rose through it
Became legate
Used it as a tool to gain as much power as he could in order to subject kings will more effectively
Reduced corruption
Concentrated power to Henry

Question 22

State of church before schism

Answer 22

Highly corrupt but still very popular with little serious opposition

Question 23

Success of Wolsey

Answer 23

Legal reforms
Reduced corruption in church and government
Concentrated church power into monarchy

Question 24

Failures of Wolsey

Answer 24

Amicable grant
Spread too thin to achieve anything great
Did nothing for social reform or poor
Unable to match income to spending

Question 25

Humanists

Answer 25

Believe people decide hot to connect to god not church, wanted to strip religion back and reduce catholic influence

Question 26

Evangelicals

Answer 26

Want to overthrow catholic church, early form of protestants

Question 27

Reasons to break with Rome

Answer 27

Leviticus Curtail papal power Loves Anne Wants church finances for himself No male heir from CoA

Question 28

Why did pope disagree to annulment

Answer 28

Charles V sacked Rome and controls pope

Question 29

Why is Wolsey executed

Answer 29

Accused of pramunire

Question 30

Praemunire

Answer 30

Recognising a foreign authority over king

Question 31

How was the split justified

Answer 31

Cranmers book claiming King was in charge of church in heirachy

Question 32

Submission of clergy

Answer 32

1532 confirmation of H8 power within church

Question 33

Convocation of Canterbury

Answer 33

Recognise H8 as supreme head of church, puts him in direct opposition with Rome

Question 34

1533 Cranmer ruling

Answer 34

Marriage to CoA is invalid and marriage to AB is legal

Question 35

Act of Annates

Answer 35

Banned payments to Rome

Question 36

Supplication of the ordinaries

Answer 36

Church had to get permission from king to pass laws

Question 37

Submission of clergy

Answer 37

Clergy accept king as their lawmaker, not the pope

Question 38

Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome

Answer 38

Rome has no ruling power and king is supreme head of the church

Question 39

Act of succession

Answer 39

Officially recognises AB as queen and invalidates CoA marriage

Question 40

Act of 10 articles

Answer 40

Rejects catholic doctrine, clear move to protestantism

Question 41

Royal injunctions to clergy

Answer 41

Abandoned pilgrimage Defends royal supremacy English bible Removal of relics

Question 42

Act of 6 articles

Answer 42

Reasserted catholic values like transubstantiation

Question 43

Act for Dissolution of Monasteries

Answer 43

Closing of monasteries with land and money to crown

Question 44

H8s view on religion

Answer 44

Starts off devout catholic and defends pope but deems split with pope necessary after annulment denied and moves towards church of England. Drifts back towards Catholicism later in reign

Question 45

Causes of dissolution

Answer 45

Financial boost to crown Centralisation of power to king Ends opposition to Rome split

Question 46

Dissolution of monasteries

Answer 46

563 religious houses dissolved Loss of culture Monks and Nuns pensioned off Transfer of power to people but no social revolution/reform £1.3m made from monastic land Reduced taxes Less patronage

Question 47

Pilgrimage of Grace

Answer 47

Religious rebellion starting in Lincolnshire but spread to all classes in the North

Question 48

PoG grievances

Answer 48

Dissolutions Restraints on property distribution Raised food prices New Prayer Book

Question 49

Aims of PoG

Answer 49

Remove H8 evil advisors and maintain the religion of Christ

Question 50

Result of PoG

Answer 50

30,000 marched on York Claimed lots of Northern cities inc York and Hull King agrees to negotiations and a pardon but executes and destroys rebels when they leave Speeds up religious reform as a result Convinced King of his power and untouchability

Question 51

Thomas Cromwell

Answer 51

Chief enforcer of political and religious obedience Chief figure of dissolution of monasteries Doubled crown income Revolutionised Tudor government