Henry VIII and the Reormation Flashcards
Who was the first Tudor king?
Henry VII
When did Henry VII reign?
1485-1509
When was King Henry VIII born and when did he die?
Born 28th June 1491.
Died 28th January 1547.
Who had Henry VIII inherited the throne from?
Henry VII
In what state was the country when Henry VIII became king?
His father had unified the country, stabilising it and put money back into the crown.
Was Henry VIII supposed to be the heir to the throne?
No, his brother Arthur was but he died and Henry became king.
How are interpretations formed?
Historians use a range of available evidence from the period and other historians to form an interpretation.
What is a Machiavellian king?
A calculating, cruel and manipulating one.
What is a Renaissance man?
Someone who is cultured, intelligent, a sportsman and a romantic.
What evidence is there that Henry VIII was a cruel and maniputlative ruler?
He executed his closest advisors, some of his wives. He believed his powers were second only to God.
What was the Field of the Cloth of Gold?
A celebration of peace in 1520 between the French king and Henry VIII.
What did some historians say happened to Henry as he got older?
He became more harsh and brutal.
Pope Clement VII said Henry VIII was…
England’s most cruel and abominable tyrant.
Define usurper…
A person who has taken a position of power illegally or by force.
In what year, did the reformation in Europe begin?
1517 when Martin Luther pinned his 95 theses to the door of a church in Germany.
