Early Reign Of Henry VIII Flashcards
What was the year Henry VIII became king, and at what age?
1509, age 17
Henry VIII’s grandmother, who acted as regent
Lady Margaret Beaufort
Location of Henry VIII’s coronation
Westminster Abbey
Two ministers executed in 1510 to remove Henry VII’s influence
Empson and Dudley
Henry VIII’s first wife
Catherine of Aragon
Two countries Henry went to war with early in his reign
France & Scotland
Battle where Henry’s forces defeated the French in 1513
Battle of the Spurs
Battle where James IV of Scotland was killed in 1513
Battle of Flodden
Wolsey’s nickname, meaning he ruled as if he were king
Alter Rex
Position Wolsey was given in 1515, making him Henry’s chief minister
Lord Chancellor
LWhat did wolsey use more than befpre
Star Chamber
Government reform in 1526 that aimed to reduce wasteful spending
Eltham Ordinances, wolsey acc used to reduce powers of others
Tax introduced by Wolsey to replace the fifteenth and tenth
The Subsidy
Unpopular tax that led to rebellion in 1525
Amicable Grant
Issue that worsened due to population growth and debasement of coinage
Inflation & economic depression
Why did Wolsey rarely call Parliament?
He preferred to rule without its interference
Henry VIII’s main foreign policy aims
Military glory & securing his dynasty
Rival European rulers Henry competed with
Charles V & Francis I
Treaty organised by Wolsey in 1518 to secure European peace
Treaty of London
Extravagant diplomatic meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I in 1520
Field of the Cloth of Gold
Battle in 1525 where Charles V defeated Francis I
Battle of Pavia
Why did Henry’s alliance with Charles V fail after 1525?
Charles refused to help Henry invade France
What changed about England’s alliances in the mid-1520s?
Henry and Wolsey switched support from Charles V to France
Head of the Catholic Church in England
The Pope
Main religious service in the Church
The Mass
Sacrament that was central to Catholic worship
The Eucharist (Holy Communion)
English scholar and humanist who wrote ‘Utopia’
Thomas More
Dutch humanist who criticised Church corruption but remained Catholic
Erasmus
Group that followed Wycliffe’s ideas and opposed Church corruption
Lollards
German monk whose ideas influenced the Reformation
Martin Luther
What was the King’s official position in the Church before the Reformation?
Defender of the Faith
Main argument of the traditional view of the Church before 1529
The Church was corrupt and unpopular
Main argument of the revisionist view of the Church before 1529
The Church was strong and popular
Treaty of Cambrai
1517 HRe and france peace
National survey
1522
–% of churches rebuilt, remodled or extended
60
Who was sent by the pope in… to go to church court
Campeggio, oct 1528
where did henry speak of his marriage
brindellwell
what court was it to try the marraige
blackfriars
pope att
Leo x
Highest position Wolsey held in polictics
Lord Chancellor
What socio-economic problem did Wolsey organise commissioners to research?
Enclosure
What was the Vulgate
Latin Bible
William Tyndall
Translated Bible to English
After which tavern were a group of reformers from Cambridge named?
Whitehall
Which Biblical text did Henry VIII use to support his case against Katherine? What Biblical text did she use to contradict this?
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Who was Katherine’s of Aragon influential relative abroad?
Charles V, Emperor of HRE
With what crime was Wolsey charge upon his fall?
Praemunire charge of having overstepped his legatine authority
