13. Henry Viii- assessment of his reign

Question 1

explain Henry’s overall change throughout his reign?

Answer 1

changes:

• to the church
• royal household
• control of the nobility
• foreign policy shifted to aggressive, forcing the king to levy taxes to fight costly wars especially w/ France and Scotland
• church was fragmented, priests had to choose whether to engage with Protestantism or become martyr’s for their beliefs
• increasing number of enclosures (disturbed village life)

Question 2

explain Henry’s overall continuity throughout his reign?

Answer 2

same:

• governance of realm still dependent on the monarch
• reduced power of the nobility further than his father
• most would still refer to themselves as catholics

Question 3

explain the establishment of the tudor monarchy?

Answer 3

• HVIII had succeeded in raising the profile of the Tudor monarchy
• even the ‘crisis’ in the next 2 reins weren’t enough to topple to tudor dynasty that had been so well established by VII/VIII