Cromwell Government Policy Flashcards
When does Thomas Cromwell serve as chief minister and Lord chancellor?
1532-1540
What was the act, drafted by Cromwell which gave the Monarch Imperial Jurisdiction?
Act In Restraint of Appeals
What did Cromwell charge Anne Boleyn with in 1536?
Adultery
What did the Act of Succession state and when was it drafted?
Signed in April 1534, stated that Henry’s marriage to Catherine was void and that the Children of Henry and Anne should succeed the throne.
What court was used to deal with the income of the dissolution of the Monasteries and by how much did crown income rise?
Court of Augmentations. Crown Income rose from £150,000 to £300,000
When was the dissolution of monasteries?
1536 – 1542
How many men made up the privy council after it was reduced from 70 members?
Cromwell reduced the number to 19 members.
Who did Cromwell arrange a marriage between after the death of Jane Seymour?
Anne of Cleves 1540 and Henry VIII
What type of payment was withheld from the Papacy under Cromwell’s policy in 1532?
Annates
What role had Cromwell assumed by 1532 ?
The king’s chief minister
Who was hostile to Cromwell’s religious reforms?
The Duke of Norfolk
When was the Act of Supremacy passed?
November 1534
What was Cromwell’s fathers job ?
Blacksmith
What institution did Geoffrey Elton believe that Cromwell was responsible for revolutionising?
Parliament
What was Cromwell arrested for?
He was arrested for charges of treason, heresy and corruption – on the 10th June 1540.
