Faction in the 1540s Flashcards
Catherine Howard
Married July 1540
Stripped of her title in 1541
Executed in February 1542 on the grounds of adultery
Catherine Parr
Married July 1543
In September 1544 she was appointed as regent while Henry was in France and in the case that he lost his life she was to rule until Edward was of age
Reformist
Involved in the education of Elizabeth and Edward
Third Succession Act
1542
Catherine Parr was heavily involved
Restored Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession
Duke of Suffolk
Supported Henry’s ecclesiastical policy
Received a large share of land after the dissolution of the monasteries
Command of the English army for their invasion of France in 1544
Paget
Friends with Gardiner
1532 Clerk of the Signet
Member of the Privy Council
1543 Secretary of State
Appointed to Edward’s minority council
Wriothesley
Secretary of State, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Admiral
Loyal instrument to Henry during the break from Rome
Rewarded from the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Prosecuted Calvinists and Protestants when the winds changed
Richard Rich
Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations in 1536 (in charge of the disposal of monastic revenues)
Rewarded by the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Prosecuted and tortured those opposed to the official church, be it Catholic or CoE
Lord Chancellor during Edward’s reign
Anne Askew
Protestant martyr condemned as a heretic
Interrogated by the traditionalists to try and gain information on Catherine Parr and her ladies in waiting (but she gave no information)
Gardiner
Secretary to Wolsey 1524, Bishop of Winchester 1532
Conservative who led the opposition to Cromwell’s reforms, falling out of favour with Henry
Recovered his position and led the Catholic faction with the Duke of Norfolk
Forced out of government by Edward
Duke of Norfolk
Uncle of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and was important in many of the royal marriages
Led troops against the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536
Challenged Cromwell’s reforms and was influential in the Act of Six Articles
Imprisoned in the Tower due to his son, Earl of Surrey
Earl of Surrey
Put part of the royal coat of arms on his family emblem without permission. He was imprisoned and his father sentenced to death
Sir Anthony Denny
Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
Became very close to Henry whom confided in him, he was knighted in 1544
He increasingly controlled access to the King e.g. barred Gardiner from interceding with the King after he was removed the Privy Council in 1546
Given control of the dry stamp in 1546 giving him the opportunity to act independently of the King
Fall of Catherine Howard
Norfolk and the Catholic faction seized on her lack of love for Henry
Cranmer had to break the news to Henry but was so scared of his reaction that he left it in a sealed envelope
Cranmer
Protestant
Archbishop of Canterbury
Defended Cromwell after he was charged
Saved from execution by Henry giving him his ring whilst he was in the Tower
