Henry VIII Society Quiz Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What happened to the nobility?
A
Number increased
2
Q
How did Henry VIII reward nobility that were loyal to him?
A
Closer relations and property granted to help them exert royal authority
3
Q
What were the nobility expected to have?
A
Great households and offer hospitality to their affinity
4
Q
What were Henry’s aims with the nobility?
A
- Creating different atmosphere
- Rewarding loyalty
- Ensure control of provincial areas
- Ensure homes if travelling around the country
- Ensure nobles would follow him to war
- Show generosity
5
Q
What happened to the gentry?
A
- Increased
- Many drawn into unpaid admin for the Crown
- Keen for sons to acquire legal training to further status locally
- Crown’s local administrators went from clergymen to laymen
6
Q
What happened to the commoners?
A
- Majority showed no support for Reformation
- Government fearful of them due to disorder
- Rise of inflation led to drop in real incomes: contributed to opposition to Amicable Grant
- No drastic changes in first half of Henry’s reign
7
Q
What was the Laws in Wales Act 1535 / 1546?
A
Wales incorporated into England
8
Q
What problems were there at the Anglo-Scottish border?
A
- Violence
- Problematic area
- Remote and inhospitable in winter
- Sheep rustling
- Loyalty to magnates
9
Q
Why was the dissolution of the monasteries a problem?
A
- Education
- Land
- Communities
- Employment
10
Q
What was the Lincolnshire Rising and Pilgrimage of Grace 1536?
A
- Tax
- Freedom for parishes
- Dissolution of monasteries
- Largest rebellion in Tudor England
