Key Individuals Flashcards
(24 cards)
Who was Henry VIII?
Who was Thomas Wolsey?
Who was John Skelton?
Famous Tudor poet
Tutored Henry VIII in his early years - inspired the ‘Renaissance King’ that he was initially
Who was Catherine of Aragon?
Who was Anne Boleyn?
Who was Jane Seymour?
Who was Anne of Cleves?
Who was Katherine Howard?
Who was Catherine Parr?
Who was Thomas More?
Who was Sebastian Giustiniani?
Venetian ambassador
His description of Henry VIII in 1519 showcases how popular Henry VIII was in his early reign:
Reported that he is ‘extremely handsome’ with ‘a beard that looks like gold’ and that ‘nature could not have done more for him.’
Who was Richard Foxe?
Who was William Warham?
Archbishop of Canterbury
Who was Edmund de la Pole?
Earl of Suffolk
Younger brother of John de la Pole
Put in prison by Henry VII after the Malus Intercursus
Executed by Henry VIII in 1513
Who was Edward Stafford?
Duke of Buckingham
Investigated by Wolsey after rumours that he had questioned Henry VIII’s legitimacy - executed in 1521
Serves as a warning to the nobility not to challenge Wolsey or Henry VIII
Who was Richard Hunne?
London Merchant who was murdered by William Horsey and Church officials in 1514
Hunne Case 1515 - highlighted praemunire and anticlericalism rise in Tudor England
Who was William Horsey?
Chancellor to the Bishop of London
Murdered Richard Hunne in his cell after Hunne’s many disputes with the Church
Charged with praemunire + expelled 160 miles from the capital by Wolsey
Who was Richard Fitzjames?
Bishop of London
Elevated the Hunne case by appealing for clerical immunity for the clergy implicated in Hunne’s murder
Who was William Brereton?
The Groom of the Privy Chamber + enjoyed 30 royal grants which brought him £1000 per year until his execution in 1536
Who was Anthony Denny?
One of the chief gentlemen of the Privy Chamber
Experienced in diplomatic relations + as an ambassador
Could legally forge Henry VIII’s signature to sign documents the king grew tired of doing
Who was William Compton?
Groom of the Stool
In charge of the Privy Purse - in the first year of the reign Compton was given about £2000 to spend - this rose to £17500 in just 4 years
Who was Sir Henry Marney?
One of the richest office holders under Henry VIII
Held many titles such as:
Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster
Vice Chamberlain
Captain of the Guard
Knight of the Garter
Who was Pope Leo X?
Who was Amias Paulet?
CASE STUDY - WOLSEY’S PERSONALITY
Paulet had previously embarrassed Wolsey in public, once he was in power - demanded his daily attendance to court + bundles of money
Also ordered by Wolsey to not leave London without his permission - virtually kept prisoner for 5/6 years
