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How many bonds did Henry cancel?

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175

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What year were Empsom and Dudley executed?

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1510

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When and where did Henry’s first minor campaign take place?

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1512 in Aquitaine

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When and what was Henry’s first major campaign? (How many men and what were captured?)

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1513
30 000 men
Led by Henry himself
Captured Therouanne and Tournai

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How much did Henry VII leave for his son?

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£2 000 000

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Why did Henry require a Papal Dispensation in 1509?

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Marriage to Catherine of Aragon

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Which two councillors remained from Henry VII’s reign?

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Warham and Fox

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What was the royal revenue in 1509?

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£100 000

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How much did the campaigns in 1513/1513 cost Henry?

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£960 000

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Who was Wolsey’s patron?

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Richard Fox

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What were the two functions of Parliament?

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Pass laws and levy taxes

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What was Wolsey known as when he graduated from Magdalen at age 15?

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The ‘Boy Bachelor’

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How much did Wolsey raise with the Forced Loans?

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£260 000

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How much did Wolsey raise with the Amicable Grant?

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Nothing - £0

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Where and how many people protested in 1525 against Wolsey?

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Lavenham, Suffolk

100 000 people

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How many cases and successful verdicts did Wolsey get with enclosures?

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264 cases with 188 verdicts

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17
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How much did the Field of the Cloth of Gold cost?

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£100 000

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What amount did Wolsey initially demand for the 1523 subsidy, what amount was he granted and what did he finally get?

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Demanded £800 000
Granted £200 000
Got £150 000

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What was the total of the subsidies?

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£322 099

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What happened on the 5th August 1529 and what was it’s significance?

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The Treaty of Cambrai

England wasn’t included which showed it hadn’t really gained anything in 20 years

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21
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When was the Blackfriars Court?

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June 1529

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At what age dis Edward come to the throne?

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9 years

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What title did Edward Seymour have before and then after becoming the leading figure of the Council of Regency?

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Before - Earl of Hertford

After - Duke of Somerset

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What title did Somerset take upon becoming the leading figure of the Council of Regency?

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Lord Protector of the Council

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How many proclamations did Somerset issue from his time in power? (January 1547 - October 1549)
77
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What positions was Wolsey granted in 1514?
Bishop of Lincoln and Tournai | Archbishop of York (Number 2 to Archbishop of Canterbury)
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When was Wolsey made a Papal Legate?
1518
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When was Wolsey made Cardinal by the Pope and Lord Chancellor by Henry?
1515
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How many enquiries did Wolsey make into Enclosures and when did they occur?
3 enquiries | 1517, 1518, 1526
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What was the percentage of cases that reached a verdict before Wolsey came to power?
1/10 (10%) or 1/20 (5%)
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How many cases did the the Court of Star Chamber see before and during Wolsey's time?
12 cases a year before | 120 cases a year during
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How much money did the 1513 subsidy get?
Approx £170 000
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How much money did the 1523 subsidy get?
Approx £150 000
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What did the Amicable Grant demand?
All settlements to donate a 1/3 of yearly revenue to crown
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What were the Eltham Ordinances?
Cuts number of men down from 12 to 6 in king's Privy Chamber
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When was Wolsey dismissed for praemunire?
October 1529
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When did Wolsey die?
29th November 1530
38
What position did Cromwell attain in 1535?
Vicegerent in Spirituals
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When did Cromwell become Baron of Wimbledon and Lord Privy Seal?
1536
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What two courts were set up to deal with the influx of ex-monastic wealth and when was the act that led to this change?
Court of Augmentations - Money from monasteries Court of First Fruits and Tenths - Giving of first years salary and 10% of income 1534
41
What age did Henry VIII come to the throne?
17 years and 10 months
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When and what was the Act in Restraint of Appeals?
March 1533 | Took all legal power away from the Pope and gave it to the king
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When was the annulment of Henry's marriage with Catherine of Aragon passed by Thomas Cranmer?
May 1533
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When were the three acts passed in 1534 and their effects?
Act of Succession - Heirs of Henry and Anne legitimate - Mary disinherited Act of Supremacy - Henry made Supreme Head of the Church, Pope is the Bishop of Rome The Treason Act - Definition of treason - Verbally attacking the king, Denying supremacy of the king
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From who fid Henry receive opposition to his marriage with Anne Boleyn? (Who were all executed)
Cardinal John Fisher Sir Thomas Moore Carthusian Monks
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When was the Survey of Church Wealth and what was it known as and its effects?
1535 Valor Ecclesiaticus Find faults with monasteries and exaggerate them Sometimes faults were made up
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What classed a monastery as small?
Less than 12 'inmates' | Less than £200 a year income
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When was the Act for the dissolution if the smaller monasteries?
1536
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Over what time period was the Act for the dissolution of the larger monasteries passed, and the rest of the monasteries closed down and the effects of this?
1536-1540 Approx 800 monasteries gone Approx £2 000 000 gained
50
What status did Durham have and when was this revoked?
County Palatine status - Run by Bishop of Durham and didn't have to obey King's writ Revoked in 1536
51
How many MP's did Calais have?
2
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How much did Henry spend on his campaigns from 1523-1525?
£430 000
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When was the Battle of Flodden and what were the results?
``` 9th September 1513 Earl of Surrey beats Scottish Army 10-12 000 Scottish dead 4000 English dead James IV (Scottish king) and the heir (Alexander) killed, leaving James V as an infant king ```
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When and what was the Battle of the Spurs?
22nd August 1513 | French cavalry patrol run away from the English and are cut down
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When and what was the Treaty of London?
October 1518 20+ European powers sign the peace treaty in London Promised 'Universal and perpetual peace'
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How many gallons of wine were drunk at the Field of the Cloth of Gold
40 000
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When and what was the Treaty of Amiens?
August 1527 | Military alliance between England and France against the HRE
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When and what did the Treaty of Westminster promise?
April 1527 | 'Pax Eterna' - Eternal peace
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When and what was the League of Cognac?
1526 Papacy, France and Venice vs Holy Roman Empire Organised by Wolsey but England doesn't join
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What and when was the Treaty of the More?
August 1525 | Anglo-French peace
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What happened at the Battle of Pavia, February 1525
François I (french king) captured 10 000 + french killed Henry wanted to invade France
62
When and what were the effects of the Sack of Rome?
May 1527 Pope Clement VII became the captive of Charles V England declared war on the empire in 1528 - Mainly economic warfare which backfires on England
63
What were the two separate court factions?
Conservatives | Progressives
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How many ships did Henry increase from and to during the Naval Expansion?
7 ships to 40+ ships
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When and what was the Battle of Solway Moss?
November 1542 English (3,000) beats Scottish (10,000) James V dies after the battle (died of shame?) Infant queen - Mary
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What happened at the Treaty of Greenwich July 1542?
The proposed marriage of Mary (queen of scots) and Edward rejected by Scottish
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How much did Henry spend on foreign policy during the 1540s?
£2 000 000

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