HENRY VIII CHAPTER 10 ENGLISH SOCIETY IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII Flashcards
key info about changes in the nobility during henrys reighn
size of the peerage increased during henrys reign.
there was a creation of new peers that however slowed and was offsET due to natural wastage
. most new peers achieved ranks as successfull royal service as a courtier. some cases was enhanced by close family relationship EG; kings brother in law edward seymour earl of hertford
henry added two new duke titles to the existing one. duke of buckingham became also the duke of norfolk and duke of suffolk.
henry also bestowed property to nobles to allow them to bestow their authority eg suffolk was endowed property in lincolnshire after yhe uprising in 1536
how were nobles expected to act and be under henry and give an example of the consequences of deviating from this
they wwere expected ot have households and offer hospitality to neighbours. to do so too opnely howevee could make a onble object of royal suspicion as wiht buckingham
on the other hand nobles were crucial for recruitment. the earl of shrewbury raised 4000 for the french invasion
thomas feinnes barron dacree of south trialed for murder in 1541 an hanged
how does this represent a change from hen ry 7th
more peers at start than end
more rebellions and executions as henry gained more power he became less and less popular wasnt trying to play friends with them anymore, he ruled under fear rather than respect
what about the gentry under henry viii
john guy statres there was 5000 gentry families
knighthoods were specifially a sign of royal favour
200 knightly familys in 1524
the idea of a gentleman was unoficial and grw ujpon the formation of this new class type, Heralds granted status to those witha revenue of 300£ from goods or 10£ per anum.
jps increaesed and members of gentry were increasingly keen on there sons recieving traiing for local roles
so an expansion of the inherited gentry but also woking people could train as laymen for the role of crown administraors, this was a pass for laymen to access a postion in the gentry and own land
what was different about the gentry from henry 7th to henry 8th
the size of the gentry rapidly increased during henrys reign as people could gain the postion sucha s being a local administrator, gentry gained influence that was lost by nobility.
what was the info on commoners during henry viiis reign
little dramatic change in living standards however a rise in inflation led to a steady rise in a decline of real income and this contrbuted to manys illfeelings towards the impostion of the amicable grant. outbreaks of disorder were becokming increasingly more commom. |Henrys role as described as the “liberator” by thomas moore was proved to be wildely false
summarise the regional issues that henry vii expirienced
.north yorkshire and scottish border
. yorskshire rebellion 1489
.border lawless ness in scotland
.council of the north
what was wales like before 1536
a seerperate terriorty of kingdoms under the wider english crown
what did the laws of wales act of 1536 do
divided wales into seperate shire counties which operated on the same basis as english counties.
gave the welsh direct representation in parliament
brought wale sinto englands legal framework
what did this mean in practice and who ended up being responsible for control of wales
wales was ecorparted into english society with little identity apart from its language
responsibility of members of the aristrocracy such as the earl of pemprookeshire and by members of welsh gentry
what is meant by a palitine what counties were they and whose juristicion were they under
3 counties that were independatnand not controlled by monarch lancashire chesire duhram the bishoin control in duhram
what did the act of resuiming liberties to the crown of 1536 do
reduced the bishops level of indepenance
what lands were governed as part of the ouncil of wales and the marches
four bordering english counties shropshire herodforsdhire glosteshire and worcestire
where was this based
Ludlow in shropshire
what was a benefit of it being based in ludlow shropshire
offered relatively cheap and easy local access to the law could be seen as a benefit to the area
what was the context of the anglo scottish border
diffcult to police it was col dhalf the time and much of it was cold and remote in winter violence was common
how did henry deal with problems on the border and what options did he hve for appointing people to be in charge
scotland split into three marches each under the survellance of a warden
he could appoint a local gentry.that people would respecgt but thed be more liekly to betray hnery or he could appoint a noble who would be more assertive but also likely to exploit there power for the worse
the council in the north why did the north of england pose problems under governence.
when henry introduced council of the north how was it introduced
because itwas based far away from govt and the people were roudy and huge support was demonstrated in 1536 by pilgramage of grace
he resetablished the council as perminent grace based in york
it was successful as it helped keep the norht quiet in the 49 summer of rebeelions
what were main factors causing social unrest
taxes , religion , succession, war, governemnt.
what was the amicable grant and what was its resistance
a tax imposed by henry viii to fund a france invasion in 1525 but it was levided withiut parliamentary approval whihc was cause of outrage and had to br withdrawn it fueled the deterioation of wolsey and henrys relationship
describe the amacable grants oppostion in detail
many refused to even pay for it widespread resisartace in north essex south suffolk the earl of essex reported that 1000 people gathered i resistance on essex suffolk border. duke of norfolk reported 4000
what did the dukes and henry do in response to this reitance and what did they learn
they backed down gently and henry handled the situation sensitively he learned that he couldnt tax his people to extreme exrtents and expect a sense of social contentness
what was the religious upheaval like at thte start of henrys reign
minimal religious complaints and little signs of change for the church henry dissolvd a smal amount of monesteriies making them redundant
religious upheaval in the 1530s
henry breaks from rome and becomes singular head of the english churhc
a small minoirty welcome the chsng ebut lots deny it ther were public beheadings for denyers of henrys religious supremecy eg thomas moore
