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When did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon?

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1509

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When was Wolsey appointed Chancellor of England and Henry’s Chief Minister?

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1515

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When did Wolsey become Papal Legate (Pope’s representative)?

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1518

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When was the Amicable Grant Rising: A rebellion in East Anglia?

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1525

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When did Henry want to end his marriage to Catherine?

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1526

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Why were people excited that Henry would be king?

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Because he looked more wealthy and fun

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What were some of Henry’s weaknesses?

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He was young and naive
He had a disinterest in day-to-day government
He took risks (dangerous sports) risky with no male heir
He was egotistical and overconfident and wouldn’t listen to advice

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What did some refer to Henry as being?

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The Renaissance prince

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What were some of Henry’s aims?

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To create government where King decided policy and his ministers carried it out
To achieve victory in battles
To become a major force in European affairs
To win back land from France
To create dazzling royal court
To enhance his prestige
To be an effective monarch

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10
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Who dominated Henry’s government for 15 years?

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Wolsey

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11
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What does Betrothed mean?

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A formal engagement that could not easily be broken

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What is Accession?

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The act of becoming king

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What is Betrothed?

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A formal engagement that could not easily be broken

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Who didn’t like Wolsey?

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The nobility

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Why was Wolsey’s positions becoming weaker?

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He abused his power

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16
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What is a financial reform?

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Making a change associated with money

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What is a domestic reform?

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Making changes associated with homes

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18
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What is Royal Progress?

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A tour of their kingdom by a monarch & entourage

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What is the Renaissance

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Means rebirth. 1300-1600

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What is the ‘Divine right of kings’?

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Being chosen by God to be king

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21
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What is the Archbishop of York

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Second highest position within the Church

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What is a Pope?

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Head of the Catholic Church

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23
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What is the Royal household?

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Henry & his family, and all the servants needed.

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What is the Royal Council?

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The king’s inner circle of advisers

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25
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What was Parliaments job?

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Its main aim was to raise taxes for special occasions

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26
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What is Enclosure?

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Areas of farmland that were being fenced off for

private use, often taken from the common land

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What is the Amicable Grant?

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A tax to pay for the invasion of France = rebellion

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28
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What is a Lord Chancellor?

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The King’s Chief secretary

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29
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What is Cardinal?

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A priest of a very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church

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What is a Star Chamber?

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Special law court, cases heard in secret

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How did Wolsey rise to power?

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Wolsey raised an army for Henry to invade France.

Henry now saw him as a man to get things done.

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What is a Privy Chamber?

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Men chosen by Henry to be his advisers

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What is a Court?

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The household plus the king’s friends and advisers

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34
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What are the Justices of the Peace?

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Nobility that kept law and order in different areas of the country

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35
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What is a Subsidy?

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A progressive tax on incomes

36
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What is Eltham Ordinance?

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To tackle the misspending and bad management of the palaces a list of rule 79 chapters long

37
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Why did the nobility not like Wolsey?

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He was the son of a butcher and came from humble beginnings

38
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What were Wolsey’s main reforms in England?

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1) Star Chamber
2) Finance
3) Amicable Grant
4) Eltham Ordinances
5) Enclosures

39
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When was the Treaty of London?

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1518

40
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When was the ‘Field of Cloth’ ?

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1520

41
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When was Henry’s second war with France?

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1522-25

42
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When was the Anglo-French alliance?

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1525

43
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When did England and France declare war on Charles V?

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1528

44
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When did the enquiry into Henry’s marriage begin?

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1529

45
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When was the Treaty of Cambrai?

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1529

46
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What is an annulment?

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Declaring that a marriage isn’t legal

47
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What was the Battle of the Spurs?

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The final battle in the 1st French war

48
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When was the Treaty of More?

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1525

49
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When was the Treaty of Westminster?

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1527

50
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What is succession?

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The order in which one person follows another to the throne

51
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Who was the head of the enquiry into Henry’s marriage?

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Cardinal Campeggio

52
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Who was Charles V?

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King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor

53
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Who was Francis I?

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King of France

54
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What is Praemunire?

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The offence of asserting the power of a foreign prince in England

55
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What is a Regent?

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A person appointed to administer a state

56
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When did Thomas Cranmer become Archbishop of Canterbury

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1533

57
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What was “The King’s Great Matter”?

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King’s search for an annulment from Catherine of Aragon

58
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Who was Jane Seymour?

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Henry’s 3rd wife and mother to Edward VI

59
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Who was Anne accused of having an affair with?

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Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris

60
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Who was Anne of Cleves?

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Henry’s 4th wife

61
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When did Cromwell make MP’s support the King’s reforms?

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1533

62
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When did Henry marry Anne of Cleves?

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1540

63
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When was Elizabeth Barton arrested and interrogated?

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1533

64
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When was the Act of Succession?

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1534

65
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When was the Act of Supremacy?

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1534

66
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When was the Treason Act?

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1534

67
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What are Sacraments?

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Special church ceremonies (eg. Baptism, Marriage)

68
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What is a Pilgrimage?

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A journey for religious reasons

69
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When and Why was John Fisher executed?

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1535, Treason

72
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Who was at the top of the social hierarchy of the countryside?

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The Nobility

73
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Who was at the top of the social hierarchy of towns?

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Merchants

74
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What was the structure of government in 1509

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The King
Privy Chamber 
The Royal Household 
The Royal Council
The Court
Parliament 
Justice of the Peace
75
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What were Henry’s views on sovereignty and monarchy?

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He believed he was appointed by God (divine right of kings)
People had a duty to obey him
The monarchy was the centre of life in England
He was very stubborn

76
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What year did Wolsey join Cardinal Campaggio in leading the commission?

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1529

77
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What year was Wolsey stripped of his palaces?

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1529

78
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What position was Wolsey suspended from in 1529?

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Archdiocese of York

79
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When was Wolsey suspended from Archdiocese of York?

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1529

80
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What did the letter that Henry sent to Wolsey say?

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Have good cheer

81
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What was Wolsey originally charged with?

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Praemunire

82
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Who was the chancellorship given to?

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Sir Thomas More

83
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What was Wolsey given in 1530?

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A royal pardon and could take up role of Archbishop of York again

84
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Where was Wolsey forced to move back to?

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York

85
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Who did Wolsey attempt to send letters to?

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King Francis of France
The Pope
King Charles V
Catherine of Aragon

86
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in 1530, what was Wolsey charged with?

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Treason

87
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What did Henry sentence Wolsey to?

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Death by hanging

88
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What was Wolsey’s fathers occupation?

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A butcher

89
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What year did Wolsey die?

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1530

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