3 - henry viii's personality & role in govt to 1529 Flashcards
Henry VIII & Wolsey
How old was Henry VIII when he came to the throne?
17
When did Henry VII die?
1509
Henry VIII’s interests
jousting, hunting, falconry, music, & theology
How was Henry VIII’s accession greeted?
joy & support
3 demonstrations of Henry VIII breaking from his father
- Empson & Dudley executed
- married Catherine of Aragon (had been kept prisoner by H7)
- aspirations of war glory
Which kings did Henry 8th aspire to be like?
King Arthur & King Henry V (conquests in France)
Henry 8th’s advisors’ feelings about war
- against war (expensive)
- Bishop Fox & Archbishop Warham wanted to continue Henry 7th’s policies
- 1510 -> tricked H8 into renewing truce w/ France
When did Fox & Warham trick Henry 8th into renewing the truce with France?
1510
When did Henry 8th take Therouanne & Tournai?
1513, Battle of the Spurs (great propaganda victory)
Why was the Battle of the Spurs an important victory?
- great propaganda victory
- gave Henry glory he desired
- some French nobles captured
negative effects of the Battle of the Spurs, and capture of Therouanne & Tournai
- exhausted England financially
- overshadowed by victory agst Scots at Flodden
positive effects of the Battle of the Spurs, and capture of Therouanne & Tournai
- reached aim of glory
- French agreed to pay arrears of French pension
- Henry kept Tournai & Therouanne
- Henry’s sister Mary married Louis XII
Henry 8th & domestic policy
- little interest in day-to-day
- brought in Wolsey (helped organise 1513 campaign)
Wolsey’s roles in 1515
- took care of all matters of govt (by 1514)
- Lord Chancellor
- cardinal
How did Henry 8th win back support of nobility?
- aggressive policies
- creation of new nobles
- lavish spending & vibrant court
