faction 1540-7

Question 1

fall of cromwell

Answer 1

• anne of cleves failure

- Catholic faction won as they’d manipulated Henry who was now without a chief minister

Question 2

Marriage to Catherine H

Answer 2

28 July 1540

used by the Conservatives to engineer the fall of Cromwell and allowed Henry to recapture his youth

Question 3

fall of catherine H

Answer 3

she became bored with the aging king and lacked political skill to pretend she was in love with him

catherine was executed on 13 Feb 1542 and Howard withdrew from court

Question 4

marriage to catherine parr

Answer 4

she supported him through illness and helped unite his family

1543

Question 5

plots against catherine parr

Answer 5

catholic faction turned against her as she sympathised with reformist beliefs

her opposition tried to arrest her but Henry accused them of treacherous acts which showed he was still in control

Question 6

plots against cranmer

Answer 6

after Cromwell’s fall he was vulnerable to attack from the catholic faction

Henry warned him of a plot which shows he was still in control- he could have enjoyed embarrassing his ministers and showing that they were dependent on him

Question 7

fall of Gardiner

Answer 7

1544

refused to grant his land to the king- his fall shows the reformers were in ascendancy

Question 8

Earl of Surrey’s fall and Norfolks declining influence

Answer 8

Earl of Surrey put the royal coat of arms on his emblem- executed

Norfolk arrested- Henry died before signing the execution warrant

Question 9

summary

Answer 9

the removal of Gardiner and Howards was a triumph and adds to the view that Henry lost control in his final year

Question 10

conservative aims

Answer 10

• opposed doctrinal changes but accepted the break with rome

- king to seek advice from nobles not low borns

Question 11

reformer aims

Answer 11

-accepted break with Rome as an opportunity for Protestant reform

Question 12

conservative actions

Answer 12

• fall of Cromwell
• Catherine Howards marriage 1540
• Tried to oust Cranmer from power 1543

Tried to oust Catherine Parr 1536

Question 13

reformer actions

Answer 13

• fall of Catherine H 1541
• Catherine Parr marriage 1543
• Norfolk and Surrey accused of treason 1546
• Denny had use of dry stamp in 1546 and could alter the will after the King’s death

Question 14

Denny and Paget

Answer 14

controlled access to King’s chamber and control what written information reached the king

kept his death quiet for a few days so they could consolidate their position

Question 15

factions up to 1536

Answer 15

aragonese vs boleyn

Question 16

factions 1536-47

Answer 16

Conservatives - Norfolk and Gardiner

vs

Reformers - Cromwell, Seymour, Cranmer and Parr

Question 17

reformists

Answer 17

cromwell and cranmer

1530-40s focused on reforming doctrine and practises by the church

Question 18

conservatives

Answer 18

norfolk and gardiner

promoted traditional catholic beliefs in practise and doctrine

Question 19

Marriage to cleves signed

Answer 19

October 1539