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Henry VIII Flashcards

1
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When did Henry become King?

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1509

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2
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Who did Henry succeed?

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Henry VII

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Who was Henry’s first wife?

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Catherine of Aragon

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4
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Who had Catherine married before Henry?

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Henry’s brother Arthur

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5
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How did Arthur die?

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Sweating sickness

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How was Catherine related to the Spanish royal family?

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She was the daughter of King Ferdinand

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7
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In 1515 who did Henry appoint as Lord Chancellor?

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Thomas Wolsey

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8
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What was Wolsey’s nicknames?

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Alter rex or ‘Second King

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9
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What tax did Wolsey pass in 1525?

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Amicable Grant

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10
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In 1514 what treaty did Wolsey help negotiate?

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The Anglo-French treaty

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11
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Wolsey made the pact of London, what did this mean?

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Non-aggression between 20 European countries

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12
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Who met Henry at the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

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Francis I of France

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13
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How many people were at the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

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12,000

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14
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What were the purposes of the meeting?

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Peace negotiating, showing France England’s wealth

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15
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How many tents were there at the Field of the Cloth of Gold?

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820

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16
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What was Wolsey before being appointed as Cardinal?

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Archbishop of York

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17
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Where was the FOTCOG held?

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Calais in neutral ground

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18
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Why was Wolsey charged with treason?

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He could not get Henry the divorce with Catherine of Aragon

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19
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When did Wolsey die?

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He died in 1530 just before being brought to trail for treason

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20
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Who was Catherine of Aragon’s child?

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Mary I, born in 1516

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21
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Why did Henry think he could not have a child?

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God had punished him for marrying his brother’s wife

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22
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Who did Henry order to get a annulment from the Pope?

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Wolsey

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23
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Who did the Pope send to England to decide if they should get an annulment?

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Cardinal Campeggio

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24
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When did the Pope send Campeggio?

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1529

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25
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Did Campeggio succeed in deciding

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No

26
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Who did Henry appoint as Archbishop of Canterbury?

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Thomas Cranmer

27
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How did Henry and Anne get married?

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Thomas Cranmer married them in secret in January 1533

28
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When did Thomas Cranmer annul Catherine’s and Henry’s Marriage?

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May 1533

29
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What did the Pope do to Henry after annulled Catherine?

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He was furious and excommunicated Henry

30
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What does excommunicated mean?

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Officially banned from any Christian services

31
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What Henry do in Response to the Pope’s actions?

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He officially broke from Rome ending his Catholic belief

32
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How did Henry get his money?

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Tax rises and the dissolution of the Monasteries

33
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What was Henry named for his service to the church?

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Defender of the Faith

34
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When did the reformation parliament sit from

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November 1529- April 1536

35
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How many times was parliament summoned in Henry’s early reign

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4 times. 1510, 1512, 1515 and 1523

36
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What are the acts?

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Act of supremacy, succession, treason and parliament

37
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What does the act of supremacy mean?

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The Monarch is head of the church

38
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What does the act of succession mean?

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Mary will not be the heir but for Anne’s child to be Monarch

39
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What does the act of treason mean?

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Any acts of treason outside of England will still be prosecuted in England

40
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How was the protestant church different to the Catholic?

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It was a lot less lavish and simpler than Catholicism. The services were not in Latin

41
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What was the new prayer book introduced in England?

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The Common Book of Prayer

42
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What was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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An uprising against the protestant church

43
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Who led the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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Robert Aske and Lord Darcy

44
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Where did the protests start?

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Lincoln Cathedral

45
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How many men where protesting?

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10,000

46
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When did the Pilgrimage of Grace start?

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October 1536

47
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How many leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace were executed?

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160

48
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When was the Pilgrimage finish?

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February 1537

49
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Who opposed the protesters at Lincoln?

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Duke of Suffolk, Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Shrewbury

50
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Who did Henry marry after Anne?

A

Jane Seymor

51
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Who did Jane give birth to?

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Edward the VI

52
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What charges did Henry press against Anne?

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Adultery, Incest and plotting to kill the king

53
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When did Jane die?

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24 October 1537

54
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How did Jane die?

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Child birth

55
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Who did Cranmer arrange for Henry to marry next?

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Anne of Cleves

56
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What was his reasoning for divorcing her 4 months after getting married?

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She looked nothing like the painting by Hans Holbein. In fact like a horse

57
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When did Henry execute Thomas Cromwell?

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2nd November 1541

58
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Why did Henry execute Cromwell?

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Treason and Hersey for ‘plotting’

59
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Who did Henry marry after Anne of Cleves?

A

Katherine Howard

60
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When did Henry get married to Katherine Howard?

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The same day as Cromwell’s execution, 2nd November 1541

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