Henry and Rise of Wolsey - 1509-29 Flashcards
When did Henry marry Catherine of Aragon?
1509
When was Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor and Chief Minister?
1515
When did Wolsey become Papal Legate in England?
1518
When was the Amicable Grant?
1525
When did Henry want to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon?
1526
What was the order of the great chain of being?
God - Angels - Royalty - Commoners - Animals - Plants - Non-Living Things
What was the social hierarchy in ascending order?
The Monarch and Church - Nobility - Gentry and Merchants - Yeoman and high skilled craftsmen - Tenant farmers and skilled tradesmen - Labourers and skilled workers
Why was Henry good to be a king?
- Looked like a leader
- Wanted to build an empire
- Sporty which pleased Nobles
- Young and charming
- Wanted Wars and power
- Good team of Advisors
Why was Henry a doubt to be a good king?
- He was very aggressive
- He had little experience
- Very stubborn and hard to compromise with
What is Jousting?
Knights who rode at each other with lances
What is an accession?
The act of becoming king
What does betrothed mean?
A formal engagement that could not easily be broken
What is a royal progress?
A tour of the kingdom by a monarch & entourage
What was the divine right of kings?
King’s believed that they had been appointed by God
What is a lord chancellor?
The kings chief secratary
What is the archbishop of York?
Second highest position within the Church
What is a Cardinal?
A priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
What is the pope?
Head of the Catholic Church
What is a star chamber?
Special law court; cases heard in secret
What is the royal household?
Henry & his family, and all the servants needed.
What is the privy chamber?
Men chosen by Henry to be his advisors.
who are the royal council?
The kings inner circle of advisors
what is the court?
The Household plus the King’s friends and advisors
What is parliament?
Its main aim was to raise taxes for special occasions
What was the justices of peace?
ts main aim was to raise taxes for special occasions
What was the enclosure?
Areas of farmland that were being fenced off for
private use, often taken from the common land
Why was the enclosures so insignificant?
Landowners lost land from this and wool traders had less space to skin animals.
In 1509, how much of the population lived in the countryside as a percentage
94%
In 1509, where did 6% of people live
in the town
When was Wolsey born
1473
what was Wolsey’s dads job
a butcher and cattle dealer
In what year did Wolsey gain a degree at Oxford to become a priest
1498
Where did Wolsey go for university
Oxford
What job was Wolsey given in 1509 when he joined the royal council
Royal Almoner
what is the royal almoner
somebody who gives money to the poor
In what year did Wolsey join the royal council
1509
What 2 jobs were given to Wolsey in 1514
Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of York
what was the only job higher than archbishop of York
archbishop of Canterbury
When did Wolsey become Bishop of Lincoln
1514
When did Wolsey become Archbishop of York
1514
When did Wolsey become Lord Chancellor
1515
when did Wolsey become Henry’s chief minister
1515
when did Wolsey become a cardinal
1515
What happened in 1512 that convinced Henry to give Wolsey chief minister and Lord Chancellor
Wolsey arranged an army to battle france which was well equipped and highly resourced
Who did Wolsey arrange an army against in what year that persuaded Henry that he was the man of for the job
france in 1512
When did Wolsey become Papal Legate
1518
what is a Papal Legate
the popes representative of your own country
becoming Papal Legate made Wolsey the most ______ __________ in all of England
powerful/senior , churchman