Chapter 1

Question 0

White Rose Party

Answer 0

Relatives of the Yorkist line replaced by Henry VII. Descended from Edward III

Question 1

Bonds and Recognisances

Answer 1

Contracts between the nobility and the Crown in which the aristocracy promised to remain loyal to the King.

Question 2

War of the Roses (1455-85)

Answer 2

Civil War between House of Lancaster and House of York. Led to a DECREASE of AUTHORITY OF THE CROWN. Crown had changed hands six times from 1453 to 1485.

Question 3

What was Henry VII kingdom?

Answer 3

• Low pop. -2.5 mil.
• England was an agrarian society ( society and economy based on farming) -90% pop. lived in countryside.
• Culturally behind.

Question 4

Privy Council

Answer 4

Inner cabinet consisting of the Kings leading ministers.

Question 5

Council Learned in Law

Answer 5

Role of the council was to defend the kings position as a feudal landlord and make sure he received all the financial dues owed to him.

Question 6

Chivalry

Answer 6

Medieval code relating to the forms and conventions of aristocratic warrior lifestyle.

Question 7

William Warham (1450-1532)

Answer 7

Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor from 1507. Represented the old regime which Henry wanted to move away from. Resigned in 1515 and replaced by Thomas Wolsey.

Question 8

Louis XII (1462-1515)

Answer 8

King of France. Married Henry VIII sister Mary.

Question 9

Henry VIII different to his father through Foreign Policy by:

Answer 9

Believed it was his chivalric duty to wage war on France.
Thomas Wolsey appointed Royal Almoner in 1510.
Inherited his Fathers councillor sand showed his dominance.

Question 10

Papal Dispensation

Answer 10

An exemption from an obligation of canon law given by the papacy.

Question 11

The Renaissance

Answer 11

The revival of classical literature and artistic styles. Change in values.
Henry seen as the r. King due to age and character.