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Henry VIII Domestic Flashcards

1
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How did H8 treat his fathers legacy?

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

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What did abolishment of CLIL achieve

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Ensured popularity with nobles and signalled new type of ruler

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When did H8 marry Catherine of Aragon

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1509

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Issues with CoA marriage

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

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Nobility views on H8

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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

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Henrys aims

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

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Leviticus

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

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How did Wolsey gain power

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

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Initial role of the council

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

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Success of first French War

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

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Why is Wolsey rise to power so surprising

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He isn’t nobility

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What is Henrys view on government

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

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Relationship between Wolsey and king

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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

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14
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Wolseys key position in church

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Legate

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15
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Wolsey administrative and local government

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Focused on reducing corruption and increasing efficiency but kept overall system

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Wolsey legal reform

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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

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17
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Wolsey finance and parliament

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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

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Amicable grant

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

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When was Amicable grant

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1525

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20
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Wolsey economic reform

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

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21
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Wolsey and the church

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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

22
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State of church before schism

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Highly corrupt but still very popular with little serious opposition

23
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Success of Wolsey

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

24
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Failures of Wolsey

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

25
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Humanists

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

26
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Evangelicals

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Want to overthrow catholic church, early form of protestants

27
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Reasons to break with Rome

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

28
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Why did pope disagree to annulment

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Charles V sacked Rome and controls pope

29
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Why is Wolsey executed

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Accused of pramunire

30
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Praemunire

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Recognising a foreign authority over king

31
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How was the split justified

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Cranmers book claiming King was in charge of church in heirachy

32
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Submission of clergy

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1532 confirmation of H8 power within church

33
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Convocation of Canterbury

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

34
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1533 Cranmer ruling

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Marriage to CoA is invalid and marriage to AB is legal

35
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Act of Annates

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Banned payments to Rome

36
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Supplication of the ordinaries

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Church had to get permission from king to pass laws

37
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Submission of clergy

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Clergy accept king as their lawmaker, not the pope

38
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Act in Restraint of Appeals to Rome

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

39
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Act of succession

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Officially recognises AB as queen and invalidates CoA marriage

40
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Act of 10 articles

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Rejects catholic doctrine, clear move to protestantism

41
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Royal injunctions to clergy

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Abandoned pilgrimage
Defends royal supremacy
English bible
Removal of relics

42
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Act of 6 articles

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Reasserted catholic values like transubstantiation

43
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Act for Dissolution of Monasteries

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Closing of monasteries with land and money to crown

44
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H8s view on religion

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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

45
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Causes of dissolution

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

46
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Dissolution of monasteries

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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

47
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Pilgrimage of Grace

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

48
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PoG grievances

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Dissolutions
Restraints on property distribution
Raised food prices
New Prayer Book

49
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Aims of PoG

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Remove H8 evil advisors and maintain the religion of Christ

50
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Result of PoG

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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

51
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Thomas Cromwell

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

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