Chapter 1 - Henry v||| and wolsey,1509-29 Flashcards
when did henry v||| succeed to the throne?
1509
what did henry 8th want to become known as when he succeeded to the throne?
- known as the king of
great weath
prosperity
generosity
At what age did Henry 8 rule over 2.5million?
he was 18 years of age
what country did he rule over?
- England
- mainly rural kingdom
- most people were working and living on land
- 6% populations lived in towns
- the city of London was the most largest and important in the country with 60,000 inhabitants
What religon was the whole of england
Roman catholicism.
Henrys life
- second oldest son
- elder brother arthur (prince of wales) learnt the art of government in wales
- henrys childhood was spent in Eltham Palace
- he was bought up by his sisters Margret and Mary under the supervision of his mother.
How did Henrys life change in 1502?
- Elder brother Arthur died of Tuberculosis.
- Age 10 Henry became the heir to the throne!
What happen when henry became the male heir?
- he was moves to the town court in Greenwich to be kept under supervision by his father having felt that he lost 5/8 children he couldnt risk it.
- athletic teen prince enjoyed hunting and and archery but his father banned him from the dangerous sport jousting. This angered Henry greatly!
what did his father stop him from doing?
- denied any role from governing the kingdom
- despite him being very intelligent his father wished not to send another son of to a tough part of the country to build experience just like his brother Arthur was sent to learn to govern and died.
His father from stopping him from doing things what negative effect did it leave him?
- his father death in 1509. left Henry untrained in skills needed to rule as king
why did Henry lack of experience not worry him?
- his accesion was greeted with enthusiasm across the country
- he had countless compliments
- Henry appeard to be more open and handsome compared to his father who looked tired and suspicious.
- he also distance himself from his father as he arrested two ministers who were closely identified with his father hated finacial polices
Henry first wife and history
- Henry married Catherine of Aragon (princess of Spain)
- she had come to England before in 1501 from marrying his brother Arthur
- she was betrothed to Henry in 1503
- when they were married it strengthen an importance alliance with Spain.
- he gained a wife his was genuinely fond of
Henry v||| character
- Henry was a powerful athlete and excelled in things
- his greatest passion was jousting
- those who met the king found him friendly,affectionate and generous
- he was a true renaissance man
- he spoke French, Spanish and latin
- he was a musician and composer
- love to dress in fine clothes and covered himself in jewels.
Henrys view on sovereignty and monarchy
- he was deeply a religious man he attended church and gave to the poor on a daily basis
- he had a big ego and belived his opinions are the only thing that matter
- he belives he was appointed directly by God. this was called divine rights
Tudor society
- Henrys England was hierachical (which meant you were ranked in society based on your wealth and social status)
- people were expected to know their place and show respect to those above them.
- God,humainty,animals,plants,minerals
- despite the social diffrences, most people in England shared the same religion.
the king ( key features of Henry v||| government)
- ruled the country and made important decisions on foreign and domestic policy
- settle disputes between nobles
- made appointments to important religious and political post
Royal household (key features of Henry v||| government)
- mixed membership of nobles and servants made sure the king was provided with food, clothes and spiritual guidance
- played important role in the government
- in the room of royal household the king held audiences, met with advisers and made important decisions.
Privy chamber (key feature of Henry v||| government)
- made up of small group of kings closest noble friends
- looked after his personal needs and providing entertainment
- they had a huge opportunity to influence the king on matter of policy
- privy chamber was headed by the groom of the stool.
Royal council (key feature of Henry v||| government)
- A group of advisers chosen by the king and selected mainly from the nobility and church
- provided guidance on policy aswell as handling routines matter of state
court (key feature of Henry v||| government)
- made up monarch key servants,advisers and friends
- known as courtiers.
- they lived in,near the same palace or house as the king
- the size and splendour court allowed the king to display his wealth and power
- attending the court required permisison by the monarch
Parliment (key feature of Henry v||| government)
- made up of the houses of the lord and the houses of commons
- pass laws requested by the king and improve new taxes for him
Justices of the peace (key feature of Henry government)
-large land owners who kept law and order in their local area.
Henrys attitude to kingship
- he wanted to model his rule on great Renaissance monarchies of france and spain
- the king was a towering figure with a dazzling court which showed kings majesty
- he dreamed about repeating heroic victories achieved by english kings
- he belived good kinship involved performing brave deeds (joust to actual war)
Henry aim as monarch
1) Henry wanted to decide on englands policies and dicate this to his ministers
2) wanted to achieve glorious victories in battles
3) create a magnificent court
4) henry wanted to attract great men to his court
5) henry wanted to perform the traditional duties of a monarch
strength of henry monarch in 1509
- he was popular with people of england
- he inherited a rich country from his father
- England was stable
- he loved his wife catherine and she had important foregin connections with spain
- he had a team of experienced advisers around him
- he had a ambition to become a great renaissance kinf
weakness of henry monarch in 1509
- he had little experience of the government
- he had little desire to get involved in the day to day business in governing england
- his attidue was simplistic and partly based on heroic legends
- he wanted england to go to war as soon as possible so he could prove himself a true heroic knight
- he had a large ego
- he liked high risk sports which could threaten his health
