English society

Question 1

The nobility

Answer 1

Henry sometimes bestowed land to the nobles so he could:

• Ensure loyalty
• Reward loyalty
• Show generosity

Question 2

Wales

- Act

Answer 2

Laws in Wales Act of 1536:

• Brought Wales into Eng legal framework
• Divided Wales into counties

Question 3

Border administration

1) Wales
2) Scotland

Answer 3

1) The lands were governed along with neighbouring counties, mutually beneficial
2) Difficult to police as both sides of border had a reputation for lawlessness

Question 4

Social impact of religious upheaval

Answer 4

• Attack on many traditional Catholic practices provoked reformist fears (PoG)
• Education provided by monasteries gone
• Sense of community lost

Question 5

Amicable Grant

Answer 5

• Many refused to pay Amicable Grant in 1525

- Henry and Wolsey forced to back down

Question 6

Pilgrimage of Grace

1) Religious motives
2) Secular motives

Answer 6

• Started in Lincolnshire in 1536
  1) Dissolution of monasteries and its negative affects
• Fear for traditional religious practices
  2) G.Elton argues that Aragonese faction were responsible
• Economic grievances
• Crowns attempts to impose Duke of Suffolk upon Lincolnshire