Henry 1509-15

Question 1

When was Henry born

Answer 1

1491

Question 2

When did Henry become king

Answer 2

1509

Question 3

As a popular move which supporters of his father did Henry have executed

Answer 3

Epsom and Dudley

Question 4

Henry did not want to model his reign on his fathers who wanted peace and money Henry preferred to follow int he image of…

Answer 4

Henry V and king Arthur (the legend)

Question 5

Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon in 1509 what was the problem of this marriage?

Answer 5

She had been married to his brother, therefore needed papal dispensation in order to marry her

Question 6

What was Henry’s main aim at the beginning of his reign?

Answer 6

Have fun, law and order, war and glory

Nullify the scots

Question 7

What does Henry join in 1511 in order to go to war with France?

Answer 7

The Holy League

Question 8

How did Henry fund this

Answer 8

From his inheritance from his father, £1.8-2 million

Question 9

Where in France did he take an English army to fight Ferdinand of Spain

Answer 9

Aquitaine

Question 10

1513 Henry’s main campaign with 30,000 men, where the French run away.
What was this battle called

Answer 10

The Battle of the Spurs

Question 11

Which towns were captured at the 1513 campaign

Answer 11

Therouanne and Tournai

Question 12

What did Henry do with Tournai?

Answer 12

He build defences and built up garrisons all at great cost

Question 13

What was Henry’s greatest military success in 1513

Answer 13

9th September 1513 Battle of Flodden

Question 14

The English army led by the duke of Norfolk at the Battle of Flodden sent what to Henry as a gift of triumph

Answer 14

The bloodied coat of James IV

Question 15

After the Battle of Flodden the Scott’s lost 12 earls 13 barrens and 10,000 scots killed and an infant on the throne, they had been nullified. How old was the infant king?

Answer 15

17 months

Question 16

Who organised the peace with France?

Answer 16

Wolsey

Question 17

On the 2nd of October 1513 England and France agreed to perpetual peace, 20 other powers joined the agreement, what as it known as?

Answer 17

The Treaty of London

Question 18

On the 4th October It was agreed that Henry should return Tournai to France, how much did he receive

Answer 18

600,000 crowns + 5,000 crowns

Question 19

Were the agreements at the Treaty of London 1518 a success?

Answer 19

Yes, because Henry was the centre of diplomacy and was seen as peacemakers

Question 20

How was Wolsey rewarded for his efforts in the 1513 campaign

Answer 20

He was given the title of Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of York

Question 21

Who was rewarded with the title of duke of Suffolk after the 1513 campaign

Answer 21

Charles Brandon

Question 22

How could the 1513 campaign be considered a success?

Answer 22

Henry took two cities, won the Battle of the Spurs, increased the pension by 5,000, contrasted with his father, Scott’s defeated

Question 23

How could the 1513 campaign be considered a failure?

Answer 23

Cost 960,000 crowns, Spurs was not a decisive victory, he took Tournai and Therouanne which benefited Maximilian more than himself

Question 24

Which great event established the Tudor dynasty

Answer 24

War of the roses, battle of Bosworth