Henry VIII- Factions in 1540s Flashcards
1
Q
What were the three main factions?
A
- Howard.
- Cranmer/ Catholic faction
- Gardiner/Norfolk
2
Q
Who used Catherine Howard to engineer the fall of Cromwell?
A
-Norfolk who thought the nobility were natural advisers.
3
Q
What was the issue with Catherine Howard?
A
- Catherine had affairs (failed to pretend to love him)
- Henry was told through a sealed envelope.
4
Q
How did Henry react to the Howard faction?
A
- Norfolk allowed to withdraw from the courts.
- Catherine Howard beheaded.
5
Q
Who was Thomas Cranmer and what were the charges attempting to be brought against him?
A
- Archbishop of Canterbury,
- who allowed the null of Catherine of Aragon’s marriage
- Catholics wanted him arrested as a heretic.
6
Q
Was the Catholic/Cranmer faction a threat?
A
- No, Henry warned Cranmer of the plot and gave Henry a ring of trust.
- Crammer ordered to investigate the charges of himself and they were dropped.
7
Q
What was the result of the Catholic faction?
A
-Henry enjoyed embarrassing ministers and showing that they were dependent upon his will.
8
Q
What happened with Catherine Parr in the Catholic faction?
A
- Sympathised with reformists and she told him she would believe what she wanted.
- Henry didn’t tell opponents of this conversation- they came to arrest her- accused them of treasonous act.
9
Q
What were Gardiner and Norfolk also involved in?
A
The plot against Catherine.
10
Q
What happened in the Gardiner/ Norfolk faction?
A
- refused to grant some lands to the king
- Earl of surrey claimed he had a claim to throne through Edward I.
- Surrey executed and Norfolk would’ve been too if he had signed the warrant before he died.
- Henry has begun to lose control.
