T7 Henry VIII Government Flashcards
(24 cards)
What body ran Henry VIII’s government at the start of his reign?
The Council
Why did Henry VIII come to dislike his Council?
Because of the number of older councillors on it who had also served his father and who disapproved of Henry’s ambitions to invade France.
When did Thomas Wolsey come to Henry VIII’s attention?
When he organised Henry’s military campaign in France in 1513.
When did Wolsey become Henry VIII’s chief minister?
1514
To what office was Wolsey appointed? What did this give him control over?
Lord Chancellor - The Court of Chancery.
How did Wolsey increase the number of cases heard by the Court of Star Chamber?
From 300 during Henry VII’s reign to 1,685 during Wolsey’s period of dominance.
How did Wolsey use Star Chamber?
To enforce his government, and to try his opponents for crimes if they threatened to do something he disliked.
How did Wolsey make the Subsidy a more effective tax?
He set up a national committee to assess the wealth of Henry VIII’s subjects.
Why did the Amicable Grant of 1525 make people so angry?
It was an effort to raise a tax despite Parliament’s refusal to allow Henry VIII to do so.
What did the Eltham Ordinances of 1526 achieve?
They reduced the number of Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber in Henry VIII’s household.
How did Wolsey attempt to solve the King’s Great Matter?
He tried to get the Pope to annul Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
How did Wolsey’s efforts to solve the King’s Great Matter fail?
In 1529 Cardinal Campeggio arrived in London to hear the case on the Pope’s behalf but soon adjourned the case.
What marked the end of Wolsey’s career as Henry VIII’s Chief Minister?
He was charged with Praemunire in 1529.
When did Thomas Cromwell become Henry VIII’s Chief Minister?
1532
What did Thomas Cromwell propose as a solution to the King’s Great Matter?
He suggested Henry break from Rome and place himself at the head of a new independent Church of England.
How did Thomas Cromwell govern?
He used Parliament to govern. He created new statute law in order to change how the Kingdom functioned.
When did the Reformation Parliament sit?
1529-1536
What did the Treason Act of 1534 state?
That treason could now be committed by the spoken word as well as by deed or writing.
What event enabled Cromwell’s enemies at Court to get rid of him?
Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne of Cleves, which was quickly annulled.
What body ran Henry VIII’s government at the end of his reign?
Privy Council
How did the Privy Council work?
Individual ministers took responsibility for different areas of government, and the Privy Council met regularly to manage the business of government.
Who were the three leading Conservatives who dominated the Privy Council after Cromwell’s fall?
Duke of Norfolk, Stephen Gardiner and Thomas Wriothesley.
What did the Dry Stamp, adopted in 1545, allow the Privy Council to do?
To imprint documents with Henry VIII’s signature, so the Privy Council could issue documents without Henry having to sign them himself.
Who had risen to prominence on the Privy Council by the end of Henry VIII’s reign?
Edward Seymour, brother of Jane Seymour and therefore Prince Edward’s uncle.
