HENRY VIII 1540-47

Question 1

Main aims of Henry’s foreign policy

Answer 1

French conquest
Honour and glory
Securing the dynasty

Question 2

Successes in French foreign policy

Answer 2

Captured Boulogne

Treaty of Ardes Jun 1546 made peace

Question 3

Failures in French foreign policy

Answer 3

Without alliance- ending to Habsburg-Valois conflict

Won Boulogne at a huge cost- £2 million

Question 4

How much did it take Henry to capture Boulogne?

Answer 4

£2 million

Question 5

1543 Treaty of Greenwich

Answer 5

Marriage agreement for Edward and Mary (abandoned by James V)

Question 6

Successes in Scottish foreign policy

Answer 6

Gained some honour and glory at the Battle of Solway Moss

Question 7

Failures in Scottish foreign policy

Answer 7

Did not secure the dynasty- betrothal not secured

Question 8

Successes in Irish foreign policy

Answer 8

War and glory- put down Thomas Fitzgerald’s rebellion

Achieved security

Question 9

Who rebelled against the English crown?

Answer 9

Thomas Fitzgerald

Question 10

Which battle against the Scots did Henry VIII win?

Answer 10

The Battle of Solway Moss

Question 11

Why was faction becoming increasingly important in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 11

He was becoming iller and Edward was still a minor

Question 12

Key members of the Catholic faction

Answer 12

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Stephen Gardiner

Question 13

Key members of the Reformist faction

Answer 13

Edward Seymour, Cranmer

Question 14

Evidence to support that Henry was controlled by faction

Answer 14

Fall of Cromwell- showed that he could be manipulated

Question 15

Evidence that Henry was not controlled by faction

Answer 15

Fall of Catherine Howard
Fall of Catherine Parr
Attack on Cranmer
Fall of Gardiner and Norfolk

Question 16

Why did factions form?

Answer 16

Henry’s decision not to appoint another Chief Minister

Question 17

What position did Sir Anthony Denny hold?

Answer 17

Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber

Question 18

What did Denny’s position allow him to do?

Answer 18

Had access to the dry stamp

Question 19

When was Solway Moss?

Answer 19

1543

Question 20

What was the French-Spanish alliance called?

Answer 20

Peace of Crepy

Question 21

When was the Peace of Ardes?

Answer 21

1546

Question 22

What was the peace between England and France called?

Answer 22

Peace of Ardes