Henry VIII - Changes to Society

Question 1

How many Dukes where there when Henry VIII became king?

Answer 1

One - Duke of Buckingham

Question 2

How many Dukes did Henry promote?

Answer 2

Two - Duke of Norfolk & Duke of Suffolk

Question 3

When was the Duke of Buckingham executed?

Answer 3

1521

Question 4

What happened to the Countess of Salisbury?

Answer 4

Attainted and executed

Question 5

Why were Lords Darcy & Hussey executed?

Answer 5

Involved in Pilgrimage of Grace

Question 6

How many Gentry families were there by 1540?

Answer 6

5,000

Question 7

How many knightly families were there in 1524?

Answer 7

200

Question 8

What aspect of Henry’s church reforms led to the growth of the Gentry?

Answer 8

Selling Church land

Question 9

By the end of Henry’s reign, how much Church land was owned by the Gentry?

Answer 9

2/3

Question 10

What are real wages?

Answer 10

Income after inflation has been deducted

Question 11

During this period, did real wages rise or fall? Why?

Answer 11

Fall - debasement of coinage/rising inflation

Question 12

How did the Dissolution of the Monasteries impact education?

Answer 12

Monastic schools were lost

Question 13

How did the Dissolution of the Monasteries impact employment?

Answer 13

Monks and nuns became instantly unemployed

Question 14

How did the Dissolution of the Monasteries impact local communities?

Answer 14

Huge increase in unrest (e.g. Hexham in Northumberland)