Henry VIII

Question 1

what was the king’s great matter?

Answer 1

his divorce with Katherine of Aragon

Question 2

When was the King’s great matter?

Answer 2

1527- 1534

Question 3

Henry VIII’s wives:

Answer 3

Katherine of Aragon- divorced
Anne Boleyn- beheaded
Jane Seymour- died
Anne of Cleves- divorced
Catherine Howard- beheaded
Catherine Parr- survived

Question 4

Who was Thomas Wolsey?

Answer 4

-cardinal in England- representative of church in England
- failed to get Henry his divorce

Question 5

Who was Thomas Cromwell?

Answer 5

-originally Wolsey’s lawyer
-was responsible for England’s break with Rome, Henry becoming Supreme head of the Church of England, and Henry’s divorce with Katherine of Aragon, +act of succession +act of treason
-visited monasteries- showed corruption of the church

-Chancellor of the Exchequer (1533)
-King’s Secretary (1534)
-Master of the Rolls (1534)
-Vicar-General (1536)
-Lord Privy Seal (1536)
-Governor of the Isle of Wight (1538)
-Lord Great Chamberlain (1540)

Question 6

important acts in Henry’s reformation:

Answer 6

-act in restraint of appeals- 1533
-act in conditional restraint of annates
-the supplication of the ordinaries
-the act of dispensations-1534
-the act of succession-1534
-the act of supremacy- 1534
-the treason laws- 1534
-the act extinguishing the authority of the Bishop of Rome- 1536

Question 7

When was the act for the dissolution of the lesser monasteries?

Answer 7

1535

Question 8

What did the religious change and dissolution of the monasteries lead to?

Answer 8

the pilgrimage of grace

Question 9

how many people took part in the pilgrimage of grace?

Answer 9

30,000 - 40,000

Question 10

when did the p of g take place?

Answer 10

late 1536 to early 1537

Question 11

where did the p of g take place?

Answer 11

-took place in the north of
England, including Cumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Northumberland.

Question 12

Robert Aske

Answer 12

-a main figure in the p of g

Question 13

stages of the p of g:

Answer 13

STAGE 1: Lincolnshire rising 1536
-CAUSE: Religious changes
-THREAT: Easily suppressed, although gained support/ momentum

STAGE 2: The pilgrimage of grace 1536-37
-CAUSE: Religious/ social/ political unrest
-THREAT: Suppressed but support from cross
section of society, well organized and present as pilgrims not rebels, Henry responded brutally suggesting threat

STAGE 3: Bigod Rising 1537
-CAUSE: Distrust of King and response to rebel demands
- THREAT: Easily suppressed, gave excuse for
execution of rebels

Question 14

causes of the p of g:

Answer 14

religious:
-Henry’s religious changes
-dissolution of the monasteries
-religious rebellion
-visitations and rumours

socioeconomic:
-poverty and unrest (due to dissolution of smaller monasteries)
-taxes and subsidies

political:
-dislike of Cromwell and counsellors
-conflict between conservatives and reformers at court
-commons

Question 15

Henry’s religious changes:

Answer 15

-imprisoning clergy (who supported the Pope)
-act of ten articles- 1536- defined doctrine of the new English church
-injunctions to clergy -1536- attacked traditional practices
* dissolution of the monasteries
-1535 valor Ecclesiasticus
-1536 dissolution of the smaller monasteries
-1539 dissolution of the greater monasteries

Question 16

how significant was the threat of the
Lincolnshire uprising in 1536?

Answer 16

significant:
-gentry involved
-clergy involvement
-gained momentum very quickly
-link to Yorkshire and lack of loyalty to Henry Tudor

insignificant:
-quickly ended by royal army
-gentry support was half hearted
-lack of loyal support