Henry and Wolsey

Question 1

Who was head of the Catholic Church?

Answer 1

The Pope

Question 2

What was the Privy Council

Answer 2

Henry’s closest advisers. Appointed by the King.

Question 3

When did Henry take the throne?

Answer 3

1509

Question 4

Name one of Wolsey’s roles

Answer 4

Royal Almoner (1510)
Archbishop of York (1514)
Cardinal (1515)
Lord Chancellor (1515)

Question 5

When Did Wolsey become Lord Chancellor?

Answer 5

1515

Question 6

What was Enclosure?

Answer 6

Fencing off common land

Question 7

How many cases did Wolsey bring against landowners in 1516?

Answer 7

260

Question 8

How much money did Wolsey collect for Henry between 1509-1520?

Answer 8

£800,000

Question 9

What were the Eltham Ordinances?

Answer 9

Attempt to cut the costs of court in 1519 and 1526

Question 10

What was the Amicable Grant?

Answer 10

An attempt to raise an unofficial tax by Wolsey in 1525.

Question 11

What did the Amicable Grant cause?

Answer 11

An uprising of 4000 in East Anglia. As a result, the tax was not collected.

Question 12

What was the Treaty of London 1518?

Answer 12

A treaty of perpetual peace

Question 13

How successful was the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

Answer 13

Meeting between Francis and Henry
Signed a peace treaty

Didn’t last
Very expensive

Question 14

When was the Battle of Pavia?

Answer 14

1525

Question 15

What were the consequences of the Battle of Pavia?

Answer 15

Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) captured Francis I (King of France)

Henry did not join the battle because of the failures of the Amicable Grant and got nothing. He resented Charles V

Question 16

Give three reasons why Wolsey fell from power.

Answer 16

Failed to gained the annulment
Lost Henry’s support
Enemies at court
Accused of treason and praemunire

Question 17

What is an annulment?

Answer 17

A reason why a marriage should not have taken place. This ends the marriage.

Question 18

Give three reasons why Henry wanted an annulment

Answer 18

Needed a son.
Wanted to marry Anne Boleyn.
Catherine of Aragon was too old to have any more children.
Catherine had been married to Henry’s brother Arthur. Henry said this was against the Bible

Question 19

Who was Campeggio?

Answer 19

Cardinal, sent by Rome to try the validity of Henry and Catherine’s marriage at the BlackFriars Trial

Question 20

When did Henry decide to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 20

1527