Henry VIII Domestic Flashcards
How did H8 treat his fathers legacy?
Tried to distance himself from it, abolished CLIL and executed Empson and Dudley
What did abolishment of CLIL achieve
Ensured popularity with nobles and signalled new type of ruler
When did H8 marry Catherine of Aragon
1509
Issues with CoA marriage
Older than him, less time for heir
Unable to give male heir
Levitticus
Nobility views on H8
Well liked due to shared interest of war, sport and all things renaissance
Popular after abolishment of CLIL
Initially seen as a bit of a pushover
Henrys aims
Become a European power
Glory in France
Establish himself as warrior king
Reestablish role of nobility
Distance himself from H7
Leviticus
Religion says that you can’t marry brothers wife without pope permission and if you did it would be a cursed marriage
How did Wolsey gain power
Rose through church and government due to his efficiency, then gained relationship with H8 by getting him his war and free from council
Initial role of the council
Keep H8 from war and being to generous/ easily manipulated by outside influences
Success of first French War
Takes towns of Tournai + Theruoxanne
Ultimately achieved his aim
Spent all of inheritance
Why is Wolsey rise to power so surprising
He isn’t nobility
What is Henrys view on government
Not interested in it and delegates it to likes of Wolsey when possible
Relationship between Wolsey and king
Saw Wolsey as a problem solver so had him wearing lots of different hats, Wolsey could easily manipulate him and cut off all others influence
Wolseys key position in church
Legate
Wolsey administrative and local government
Focused on reducing corruption and increasing efficiency but kept overall system
Wolsey legal reform
Laid groundwork for modern court of law
Streamlined legal system and made it a case by case basis
H8 wasn’t interested in legal reform so was unable to make his system fully successful as he had other priorities
Wolsey finance and parliament
Unsuccessful and unpopular in parliament so has to bypass them for money
Leads to amicable grant
Improved taxing system and boosted revenue but not enough to fund H8 demands
Amicable grant
Non parliamentary tax raise in order to pay for French war, caused Suffolk uprising, Huge embarrassment that Wolsey took blame for
When was Amicable grant
1525
Wolsey economic reform
Failure despite willingness to help, increasing poverty, unemployment and food shortages