Cromwell's rise to power 1529-34

Question 1

Who was Cromwell’s father?

Answer 1

A blacksmith in London

Question 2

Cromwell’s education

Answer 2

Cromwell did not go to school

Question 3

What did Cromwell do years 1503-14

Answer 3

1503: Joined the French army
Then moves to italy and worked with a merchant banker
then moved to Belgium and worked with a cloth merchant

1514: Cromwell returned to England to become a merchant and set up a legal firm

Question 4

What was Cromwells relation to Wolsey?

Answer 4

Cromwell began to work for Wolsey in 1519 and became a member of his council.

by 1529 he was Wolsey’s main advisor

Question 5

Why did Cromwell and Wolsey become such good friends

Answer 5

Both were self made and rose from humble origins

Question 6

Cromwells personality

Answer 6

intelligent, dedicated, charming,

Question 7

When did Cromwell become an MP

Answer 7

1923

Question 8

What did Cromwell use his position as MP to do in 1529

Answer 8

defend Wolsey in court and parliament

Question 9

Why was supporting Wolsey in 1529 risky

Answer 9

Everyone else had abandoned Wolsey - he may be targeted by the anti-wolsey faction

Question 10

How did Cromwell supporting Wolsey allow him to become part of royal council

Answer 10

The King wanted someone loyal, and Cromwell showed that by sticking with Wolsey.

Question 11

When was cromwell appointed into the royal council?

Answer 11

1531

Question 12

When did Cromwell become MP of Taunton

Answer 12

1529

Question 13

What was Cromwell’s idea to gaining Henry an annulment?

Answer 13

Cromwell proposed parliament should pass a law that transfers power to grant an annulment from the Pope to Henry

Question 14

What was strange about Cromwell’s plan to gain an annulment?

Answer 14

-Challenging the pope was shocking at the time
-it would greatly extend parliaments power

Question 15

Why did Henry’s need for a marriage to Anne Boleyn increase in 1533?

Answer 15

She was pregnant and they needed to get married for the child to be legitimate.

Question 16

What did the hasty need for marriage in 1933 cause Henry to do? What were the flaws with his plan?

Answer 16

Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, secretly married Anne and Henry

Flaw: Catholic church still saw henry as married to catherine of aragon

Question 17

When was the Act of Restraint of appeals passed?

Answer 17

1533

Question 18

What did the Act of Restraint of Appeals state?

Answer 18

England was not subject to foreign rule and so Henry is the supreme head of England .This meant he could pass his own annulment

Question 19

When did Henry’s ,marriage to catherine get annuled?

Answer 19

1533

Question 20

When was Henry married to Anne?

Answer 20

Week after annulment to Catherine. 1533

Question 21

How did securing the annulment benefit Cromwell?

Answer 21

-secured position of Chief Minister

Question 22

What made Cromwell’s position as Chief Minister worse than Wolseys? / what limitations?

Answer 22

-Henry had grown up so wanted to take part in law & politics more
-This mean Cromwell simply followed Henrys wishes rather than ruling himself
-he never was given position of Lord Chancellor
-never became as rich and powerful as wolsey

Question 22

What made Cromwell’s position as Chief Minister worse than Wolseys? / what limitations?

Answer 22

-Henry had grown up so wanted to take part in law & politics more
-This mean Cromwell simply followed Henrys wishes rather than ruling himself
-he never was given position of Lord Chancellor
-never became as rich and powerful as wolsey