HENRY VIII CHAPTER 7 Character and aims Flashcards
how did henrys reign begin , detials of henry vii death
21st april 1509 Henry vii died at Richmond palace leaving 17 year ol dhenry the king of ENgland
henrys childhood
born in richmond palace , bapiced by richard fox, spair rther than h eir, 1521 keeper of faith, 1497 forced to flee as part of cornish rebeelion resented his father policy as a result
Thomas moore quote that serves as an example for the public attidude of Henry viii becoming king
“this day is the end of our slavery, the front of our liberty. The end of sadness, The begginning of joy”
explain the legacy that henry the 7th left and what it left to do wiht it
henry lrft the cown in credit ehich was a positive however his way of extracting it and a concillair government were highely unpopular . This legacy was quicly abanodned as the concilliar government was changed with empson and dudley fired and killed and wolsey took over
mone6y and peace were dissolved as henry spent all the crowns money and more to finance his french wars
how do many historians interpret how henry could use the unpopularity of his father to his advantage.
henry had an open playground to play around with and he could instantly be a hero or a “saviour” for example getting rid of empson and dudley
What state was finance in by 1509 for henry to inherit
> the rown was in a state of credit meanng it was not in debt, the amount is disputed however it is estamated beetween 300k and 1.8million pounds.
henry had gained money from mamny sources such as the acts of attainder bonds and recogniseences and crown ladnds
moved from the court of exechequer to just the chmaber to administer finance
What were the postives negatives and opportunites for how finance was left for henry viii
he didnt inherit any debt which meant he didnt need to prioritise builodng up treasurys. The chamber was effectively managing finances with minimal need for change
however bonds and regonixances that were imposed onto the nobility by emposn and dudley were wildely unpoopular which meant that even though the nobility was controlled it was at an extremely high price
removing empson and dudley and the br system would immediatley make henry favourable by many of the important nobles
Henry was a militant leader and this available csh could go toward shim funding wars
what state was law and order in for henry viii
henry had help set up local admisitrative systems of JPs that were effective at maintining courtnrtyside law and order
what werre the positives negatives and oppurtunites for the changes in law and order for henry vIII
had this system already set up whihc was a major positive
however many of the gentry and local m,ps were ubhappy with little power and were then likely to not try or not act in ht ekings best interest’[werent all showing unity and loyalty]
henrys oppurtnuity was to admister additonal -jp powers to get them on his side
How was foreign policy left for henry and what were the positives and negatives
by the end of his retgin henry had achieved stable relationships with foregin european powers , henry had ihereted his stabl marraige alliance wiht cofa
mofb was dead
however england was not important or threatening on the wrold stage and was largely a neutral and unimportant country due to hnery vii being more of a conservastionist
what type of governemnent had henry inherited
a loyal and stable concilliar goverement heasded by empson and dudley
however these two were massively hated and firchard fox helped to get rid of them whihc ad henry instead lean to thomas wolsey for his council the govt chnages led to a rise in boility usage
what were the opportunites for henry in terms of looking at how henry viis goverement was ran
Henry could see the dissolution wihtt rhe obility and a reliance on over involved councils was taking a toll by his father at the end of his reign so he knew that opting for a more traditional stance would massively boost his populrity compared ot his father
explain the significant approach with the nobility for henry and henry
Henry the 7th had been keen to castrate thw nobilitys powers in interest of national security for his thrown but Henry viii was keen to re establish them and give htme influence, he was friends witht hthere sons
what was different about henry viii personally compared to his father
. h elacked the work ethic of his father preferring to pass his time with good company whihc was evident in the courtly acitvities followng his accession , henry also didnyt get as involved with governement
what were the consequence of henry viii not getting as involved with the business of government
Firstly in the short term there was a renewed emphasis of governeing through a council whuch then made two come backs later on , further more it meant that henry relied on th wrok of his cheif minister to exersise royal policy and powers. First was wolsey who who was adept at using star chamber and second was cromwell who develpoed his role as principal secrtary
whart wer ehenrys three initial early aims . 1
> Securing his marriage to catherine of aragon: henry believed this would help to ecure his position on the world stage of european monarchs, he felt like she hd beeen treated unfairly so wanted to cmlete the marriage as quick as possible . This suited his council as they believed that the securing of a marriage would essentailly deflect and distract henry from policial matters
henry married on 11june 1509 . Catherine also influenced policy and helped rule england for henry to defe.nd from scotland whilst he wass away in france
Henrys three early aims 2
> re establishing the nobilitys role
the nobility had been exluded from its influence under henry vii whihc was much to the dismay of them. henrys peaceful foreign policy also denied them there outlet in the form of war. This changed with the accession of henry who shared the military culture and sportsmanship of the aristorcacy. The sons o fthe nobility often partnered henry in his sports in his early reign
They accompined henry to his wars with france however didnt achieve all of there ambitons due to the role o wolsey who mainly orchastrated wars
example of nobles who helped henry with his wars
> Marquis of dorset helped in south west france
Earl of surrey to scotland
henrys early aims 3
> establishing a reputation as a warrior king
henry sought t overshadow his father measly foreign policy as he wished to establish himself as militant leade for glory. this goal later resulted in vast amounts of money spent to achieve extrmely small goals
explain ht eexeceutio of buckingham
- buckinghma like enry was related to edwrd iii and he was the only duke at the beggininning of his reign
>buckingham was seen as extremely suspicious by henry and he was certainly known for murmers and ,utters about complaints over the succession and wolsey himself warned him to be more cautious
any discussion of hwat should happen after the kings death was considered treason so on thi sbasis he was tried and convicted by his peers and exectued , it was percieved that olsey had a hand in his downsfall
who was Thomas howard
> earl of surrey
second duke of norfolk
came from a disginuished yorkist family anr fought for richard iii at bob after which he was stripped of yiyle and he was regainedo of his title in 1489 after suppresing yorkshire rebellion. he later becme duchy of norlok ad helped henry in the army and as an administrator
henrys later aims 1
in his first five years he achieved celabratory milestones for exaMPLe his marriage to catherine
. his approach ot his regin was incossitent as originally he was largely uninterested in the pursuit of governement and left it to hs advisors however later in his reigh n he became obsessed with two things.
persuit of miliatry glory
need to secure succession
name a broadening impact of henrys reign
through him broadieneing the use of policial acts to met his needs and as a result growing influence of parliament and the destrcution of traditional religou matters
