Henry 8 - Character And Aims

Question 1

When was Henry VIII coronated?

Answer 1

24th June 1509

Question 2

When did Henry and Catherine of Aragon marry?

Answer 2

11th June 1509

Chivalric reasons

Question 3

What legacy had Henry VII left his son?

Answer 3

£300,000 ish

Unpopular money extraction methods

Peaceful foreign policy

Conciliar government

Question 4

When was the council learned in law abolished?

Answer 4

January 1510 by act of parliament

Many bonds and recognisances cancelled

E+D arrested (Richard fox) then executed

Question 5

Early government aims

Answer 5

Establish status in Europe through marriage

Re-establish role of nobility

Establish himself as a warrior king through battle

Question 6

Later aims

Answer 6

Glory and succession key themes

Question 7

What was Henry’s character?

Answer 7

Impulsive, educated, preferred pleasure to gov work

Character change in later reign to cruel, capricious

Question 8

Henry VIII’s relations with Erasmus

Answer 8

Erasmus visited Henry (aged 9, 1499 - good relations established

Question 9

What was Henry’s education?

Answer 9

Tutored by John Skelton in princely conduct

Not taught to be a king - Arthur was the heir