H8 Flashcards
Henry VIII becomes King
1509
League of Cambrai and England is not included
1509
Empson and Dudley executed
1510
Parliament finally grants Henry the money he needs for War with France
1512
Catherine of Aragon leads the English to victory against Scotland in The Battle of Flodden and James IV is killed leaving an infant son as heir
1513
Thomas Wolsey becomes Chief Minister
1513
Act of Resumption is an attempt to regain Crown Land Revenue, but it fails
1515
Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain leaves England isolated again
1516
Wolsey appointed Papal Legate
1518
Field of the Cloth of Gold is a failed attempt to ally England and France
1520
Field of the Cloth of Gold is a
way to for H to show off
Subsidy Act to raise more taxes
1523
Wolsey regains money through the Amicable Grant (Illegal Taxation) but becomes hugely unpopular
1525
Henry wants to divorce Catherine and Wolsey is tasked with negotiations
1527
Wolsey is arrested and dies of natural causes
1530
Act of Annates was an attempt at getting The Pope to grant Henry a divorce by only sending 5% of the money that was usually sent to Rome
1532
Cromwell becomes chief minister
1532
Henry divorces Catherine and marries Anne Boleyn
1533
Act of Restraint of Appeals stops people from appealing church matters to the Pope, with them going to Henry instead
1533
Act of Supremacy establishes the Church of England
1534
Treason Act makes verbal treason punishable
1534
Mary is declared illegitimate through The Act of Succession
1534
Second Act of Annates diverting all payments made to Rome to Henry instead
1534
Act of the Submission of the Clergy finalised the transfer of power from the Catholic Church to the Protestant one
1534
Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries
1536
Act of Ten Articles reinforces protestant beliefs
1536
Second Act of Succession removing Elizabeth and adding any children of Jane Seymour
1536
Henry is excommunicated by the Pope which opens up the risk of a Catholic Crusade
1538
The first authorised English version of The Bible is created, named “The Great Bible”
1539
Act of the Six Articles enforces traditional catholic doctrine within the English church, fiercely opposed by Cromwell
1539
Cromwell executed
1540
Henry is crowned King of Ireland giving him extra political power in Europe
1542
Henry VIII invades France and captures Boulogne
1544
Mary and Elizabeth reinstated to The Line of Succession
1544
Chantries Act passed determining Chantries (Religious places of education) to be of misapplied funds
1545
