Henry VIII and Wolsey half term 1

Question 1

What was the size of England’s population when Henry became king in 1509?

Answer 1

25 million.

Question 2

What % of the population lived in towns?

Answer 2

6%.

Question 3

How old was Henry VIII when he became king?

Answer 3

18.

Question 4

What was the name of Henry’s first wife, who had been married to his brother Arthur before he died in 1502?

Answer 4

Catherine of Aragon.

Question 5

What religion was Henry in 1509?

Answer 5

Roman catholic.

Question 6

Henry believed he had been appointed directly by god .What is this called?

Answer 6

Divine right.

Question 7

England’s society was based on wealth and social status what do we call this system?

Answer 7

A hierarchy.

Question 8

What was Wolsey’s job?

Answer 8

Chief minister to Henry VIII.

Question 9

In 1515, Wolsey got n important job which meant he represented the pope in England what was this called?

Answer 9

A papal legate.

Question 10

What court did Wolsey strengthen to make the justice system fairer?

Answer 10

The star chamber.

Question 11

What is the practice of enclosures?

Answer 11

Individual landowners fencing off land for profitable sheep rearing.

Question 12

How many court cases did Wolsey hold to try to investigate enclosures?

Answer 12

260.

Question 13

What system did Wolsey realise was not working , which led him to introduce a subsidy?

Answer 13

Direct taxation.

Question 14

How much money did Henry spend on fighting between 1511 & 1525?

Answer 14

14 million.

Question 15

In what year was the amicable Grant?

Answer 15

1525.

Question 16

Who was king of France in Henry’s early reign?

Answer 16

Francis I.

Question 17

What countries did Charles V rule in Henry’s early reign?

Answer 17

The Habsburg empire and Spain.

Question 18

What was the Amicable Grant?

Answer 18

A new direct taxation that was introduced without the approval of parliament or Henry.

Question 19

What was the reaction to the grant?

Answer 19

Riots/Revolts.

Question 20

In what year was the Eltham Ordinances?

Answer 20

1526.

Question 21

In what year was the treaty of London?

Answer 21

1518.

Question 22

In what year was the field of the cloth of gold/

Answer 22

1520.

Question 23

With what country was England at war with from 1522-25?

Answer 23

France.

Question 24

In what year was the Treaty of moore.

Answer 24

1525.

Question 25

What was the league of Cognac?

Answer 25

An alliance between France, the pope, Florence and Venice.

Question 26

What was the league of Cognac’s aim?

Answer 26

To stop Charles V conquering more land on the Italian peninsula.

Question 27

In what year and month was the treaty of Cambria?

Answer 27

August, 1529.

Question 28

Who did Henry leave his 1st wife for?

Answer 28

Anne Boleyn.

Question 29

Who was the pope at the time Henry wanted a divorce from his first wife/

Answer 29

Pope Clement VII.

Question 30

In what year did Wolsey fall from power and summoned to London for his trial?

Answer 30

1530.