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Henry 8th Government Flashcards

1
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Need to do some bit on privy chamber but don’t understand

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What was the function of parliament in 1509

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Continuity of Henry 7th
Pass laws
Grant taxes

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How many times was parliament called and in which years

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7 times
1510, 1514, 1516, 1523 - revenue
1536 x2 , 1540, 1544, 1545 - legislation

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4
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Why did Wolsey only use parliament once

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He didn’t like it as had less control

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5
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What was abolished in 1510

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Abolished the council learned

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What is a conciliar government

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Government where decisions are made by the council

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When in Henry’s reign did he use a conciliar government

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1509-1514

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8
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Why did Henry split from conciliar government

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Disenchanted with senior members of clergy (too conservative)
Wanted more dominance
Surrounded by younger courtiers
Impressed by Wolsey in the French campaign

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9
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What was Wolsey’s position like by 1514

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Emerged as the politically dominant figure due to close relationship to king and similar hands off approach is the nitty gritty work of the king

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What were Wolsey’s main concerns (5)

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Management of church
Foreign relations
Legal system
Domestic policy
Political decisions

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11
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When was Wolsey in dominance

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1514-1529

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What was the court of chancery? Led by?

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A common law court for things such as enclosure, land , contracts etc

Led by Wolsey as lord chancellor was responsible for legal system

Was too popular and became slow due to so many cases

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What was the court of the star chamber

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Wolsey’s most distinctive legal system
Centre of government and justice
Very popular

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When was the court of the star chamber established

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1487

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15
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What were the 2 elements to Wolsey’s financial domestic policies

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Tudor subsides
Eldham ordinance

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16
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What was the Tudor subsidy? When was it used?

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For extraordinary, Wolsey set up a national committee to oversee collection
More realistic expectations for tax payers
Used to pay for war in France but not enough so led to amicable grant

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What was the eldham ordinance

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Reform of the finances of the privy council by a reduction of gentlemen of the privy including removing the groom of the stool

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18
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What was the kings great matter

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Secure an annulment from Catherine of Aragon

19
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What were the effects of the kings great matter

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Short term led to fall of Wolsey
Long term led to establishment of royal supremacy

20
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When did Henry start becoming u happy with Catherine

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1520s
Catherine past child bearing age and he’d fallen in love with Anne Boleyn

21
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How did Wolsey try to secure the annulment

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1527
Sets up fake court where they accuse Henry of living in sin
Doesn’t work as Catherine appeals to the pope

22
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How did wolseys fall occur

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Knew his fate depended on annulment
Pope knew this so tried to play for time (1527-29)
1529- sends envoy campeggio to hear Wolsey’s case, however it is adjourned on the 30th July (6 days)
Wolsey had failed

23
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When was Wesley arrested

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4th November 1530

24
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Why was Wolsey unpopular

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Due to amicable grant, Tudor subsidy and too much power

25
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What was Wolsey charged with

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Praemenurie

26
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When was Cromwell in power

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1532-1540

27
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What happens between Wolsey and Cromwell

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1529-1532
No attempts made to solve great matter

28
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How does Cromwell come to power

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1532
Promised to secure annulment and suggests break from Rome to become head of church

29
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What does Cromwell change in government

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Brings conciliar government to an end
(Changed it to something but I forgot what it’s called)

30
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When was the reformation parliament

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1529-1536

31
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Why was Cromwells job easier than Wolsey’s

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Humanism weakened church

Henry had copies of the collecteana san copiosa which had reasons for annulment

He had advisors and scholars find more reasons for divorce

32
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What do Henry and Cromwell do in 1531-32

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Try to pressure the pope
Eg act in conditional restrain of annates- withheld income of the bishop in the first year

33
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How does marriage to Anne Boleyn influence the changes in the government

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She becomes pregnant before marriage - pushing Henry to decision

34
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Who replaces the Archbishop of Canterbury

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Thomas Cranmer

35
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When do Henry and Anne marry

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Jan 1533

36
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When is the kgm solved

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May 1533

37
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What are the 4 acts of parliament in 1533-34 (see religion pack for more detail)

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Act in restraint of appeals
Act of succession
Act of supremacy
Act of annexing first fruits and tenths

38
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How did the fall of anne Boleyn occur

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Cromwell was threatened by Anne in court and with Henry
Convinced Henry that her flirtatious manner meant aduktery
Seen as treason so executed in 1536

39
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How did the fall of Cromwell occur

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1540- declining Influence due to trying to reunite Henry with league of shmalkden (German) by marriage to Anne of cleeves. Not pretty and not politically same

Cromwell loses his credibility and Duke of Norfolk exploits this

Executed in 1540

40
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When was conciliar government restored

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1539-1540
However now different as privy council now had fixed role

41
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What was the Duke of Norfolk’s role in the last years of Henry’s government

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He was uncle to Catherine Howard
However she was done for adultery in 1542
Left Norfolk isolated

Later his son tried to take the throne so Norfolk is executed

42
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What do the nobility do when Henry is dying

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Need to be the kings most influential advisor to have control over next king who was only 9
Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset wins as uncle to Edward

43
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What does conciliar government change to in 1514

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Principle minister

44
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What area of government did Wolsey not control

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Privy council
Called them the kings minions

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