History Flashcards
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Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
In 1509 Henry the 8th had married Catherine of Aragon daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and the aunt of emperor Charles the fifth. By 1527 the union had produced no male heir to the throne and only one surviving child a daughter Mary first of Henry was justifiably concerned about their political consequences of leaving only a female heir. In this period people believed it on natural for women to rule over men at best woman meant a contest it rain at worst turmoil and Revolution.
Release from Pope Julius the second
Henry even came to believe that his Union with Catherine who had many miscarriages and stillbirths had been cursed by God. Henry’s father Henry the VII had beetroot Catherine to Henry after authors ultimate death in order to keep English alliance with Spain in tact. They were officially married in 1509. A few days before Henry the 8th received his crown because marriage to wife of one brother was prohibited by both Karen and biblical law the marriage had required a special dispensation from Pope Julius the second.
The kings affair
In 1527 Henry was thoroughly captivated of Anne Boleyn one of Catherine’s lady-in-waiting. He determined to put Katherine aside and take an on as his wife. Best he could not do in Catholic England however with without purple annulment of the marriage to Catherine. The year 1527 was also the year when soldiers of the holy Roman empire mutinied and searched Rome. The raining of Pope Clement the seventh was at the time a prisoner of Charles the fifth who happens to also be Catherine’s nephew.
What was the main problem facing Henry the 8th in 1527
He was thoroughly captivated of Anne Boleyn one of his lady-in-waiting although he was still married to Catherine of Aragon and he needed the pope’s agreed to divorce Catherine and Marianne
Describe in three points the personality of Henry
He was big and handsome and who find clothes
he loved games horse riding and hunting
he spoke four languages wrote poetry and played music
Why did Henry like Jane Seymour the most
He liked her the most because she had a son
Mention two things that Henry used his parliament for
To create new ideas and to charge new taxes
Mention the members of each house
House of lords – nobles and bishops
House of commons – gentry and rich members
Describe any three accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth
He funded voyages of Discovery to the Americas expeditions preparing England for an age of colonization and expansion. Under her in the arts flourished miniature painting was one of the ones that’s right. The English navy defeated the Spanish armada under Queen Elizabeth rule.
Mention some of the problems faced by Henry
I need a sun. I have been married for 20 years with my wife Catherine of Aragon who is too old to have any more children who will inherit my throne when I die. I spy an attractive lady-in-waiting called anberlin. Only I could marry her instead will the Pope give me a divorce? The church is very rich. I need money for my luxurious quote if only I could get my hands on it. The new protest and ideas are spreading in Germany. Princess there are reforming their churches and throwing out Catholic church
Who was made minister of religion and church
Thomas Cromwell was made minister of religion and church
Henry had six wives name when he married them name all of them and name what happened to
Catherine of Aragon married 15 or 9 she was the daughter to the king of Spain. She had a daughter of Mary but no sons. He was too old for any more children. In 15é3 Henry divorce her.
Anne Boleyn – married 1533 she was young pretty and witty. She had one daughter Elizabeth. She was beheaded for being unfaithful.
Jane Seymour-married in 1536 77 days after execution of an full-stop she had a son Edward but died soon after. Henry probably loved her best of all the wives.
Anne of cleves married 1540 the marriage made a link between England and Germany. Henry thought she was ugly divorced the same year 1540.
Catherine Howard dash married 1540 she was 20 when Henry was 49. She was unfaithful. Executed in 1542.
Catherine Parr married 1543 she liked family life and looked after Henry’s children. She outlived Henry.
Why was Henry more powerful than the parliament
Henry was the real ruler of England. He was the head of the government first he chose his ministers and close advisers and if he did not like their adviser could ignore them high fire them or top of their heads.
How is the tutor parliament
Duty parliament was made up of two different houses which are the House of parliament house of common and House of lords. All nobles and bishop sit in the House of lords. The House of commons contained some of the gentry and rich members. Each country had major town could vote for two people to represent them in the House of commons. The parliament did not sit all around. Most members of the parliament did not live in London they traveled in when Henry the 8th only call parliament when he wanted money or lost to be changed. Henry is parliament only met for time between 1509 and 1529
Solutions to Henry’s problems
In 1533 Henry married and around her as queen but his hopes were dashed when and gave birth to a daughter Elizabeth fullstop Henry’s marriage to and lasted just three years before he had beheaded her in 15 36 Henry accused her of having an affair of over 2,000 lovers and practicing witchcraft but her real crime was failing to produce the sun. And his next wife was Jane Seymour who produces and Edward but in 1537 she died giving birth. Henry had three more wives but no more children those are Anne of cleves Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Only had divorced Catherine without the agreement of the pool so he decided to break up with Rome.
Henry as the supreme head
Henry ordered the parliament in 1529 and increased it to attack the Pope and the church. In 1534 the parliament declared him supreme head of the church. Henry made Thomas Cromwell the minister in charge of religion and the church.
Monasteries and nunneries
The monasteries and were used in the care of the sick the poor and in the education. All this time there was a lot of criticism because monks and nuns neglected their religious duties and some more monasteries and huge areas of land which they rented for huge profit. Henry ordered Cromwell to send inspectors to check on the 850 religious houses in England and Wales. He wanted to use the reports to justify clothing monasteries and nunneries then take the gold and silver for himself. The closing of the monasteries brought Henry a lot of wealth which he wasted on a unsuccessful war with France.
After Henry the 8th died in 1547 his nine-year-old son Edward became king Edward had been brought up by a Protestant most English people say Catholics but Edward supported
Saying the priests could marry because Catholic priest couldn’t. Introducing a new book of common prayer in 1549 written in English. Passing and act of uniformity to make everyone use the new book of common prayer. Making services simpler and services more like protest in Fashion
Edward died young in 1553 full-stop his sister Mary became queen and ruled until her death in 1558. He was strongly Catholic and try to reverse the religious changes of the previous reigns what she did was
She got rid of the prayer books and act of uniformity. The restored rule of the Pope over the church in England. She had about 300 protesters burn including famous churchman like krammer and Latimer this lead her to be labelled as bloody Mary by protestants like John foxe.
Elizabeth the 1st
Elizabeth ruled after Mary. She tried to allow both catholics and protestants to worship all under the official structure of the Catholic England as long as people went to church she don’t ask too much what they believed. She called herself the governor of church of England rather than head by an act of supremacy. When you act of uniformity insisted that everybody use the new prayer book it was boarded the in a way that wouldn’t offend the Catholics too much. As time passed they were threats to her life from catholics and before they knew he became half a harsher in the treatment of Catholics. Catholics found themselves having to worship in a secret and Elizabeth was crowned queen of England 1558 after the death of Mary and she was only 25 full-stop she never married and had any children she reigned as queen for 44 years until her death on march 24th 16 or 3 at the age of 69.
A alternate names for Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth was a selfless Queen. He did not married because she wanted to protect England from foreign rule and civil war. Her subject call you as the Virgin Queen good queen Bess and gloriana full-stop haren considered one of the most glorious in England’s history.
Age of discovery
There is a time in history when we only knew of the European continent and very little beyond that. The lack of knowledge was to change with age of Discovery. The age of Discovery began in 1408 was to take us around the world discovering new and exciting places. Back in 1400 travel was very difficult and dangerous because most people could not read or write they were very few maps available for travellers and technology was not so advanced full-stop however some people still they manage to explore despite these obstacles for example that the Vikings went out to America and briefly lived there. So much else from Venice had managed to travel to China where the 1400s full-stop Marco Polo was a famous merchant and explorer from Venice.
What things did the Polos discover on their travels
In 1271 he set out exploring the Chinese empire with his father and uncle. The Polos discovered many wonderful things on their travel for example – that the Chinese use printed paper notes as money. Marco Polo head always used coins before this. The speed of Chinese Postal service. On the way back home depot Lowe’s followed an ancient trading route where is Stuart spicer’s sales could be found. In 1298 was a prisoner of war in Genoa Marco Polo recited his skills to a fellow prisoner call rusty silo.
Who was rusticello
Rusty silo was a writer and turned Polo stories in the book called the travels of Marco Polo. This book describe travel trade people and places in the East during the middle ages.
