Henry VIII: Government - Political changes under Cromwell

Question 1

Where was less emphasis placed upon within Government

Answer 1

Less emphasis was placed on the King and his advisers within the Privy Chamber

Question 2

Where was more emphasis placed upon within Government

Answer 2

Emphasis was placed upon the making of Laws by Parliament and the administering of these laws by Bureaucrats

Question 3

When was Parliament used most often

Answer 3

During the 1530s

Question 4

Why was Parliament used more often during the 1530s

Answer 4

To enact the legislation needed to break from Rome. This was also used to strengthen Royal Authority in outlying regions

Question 5

Examples of legislation

Answer 5

1536 - Act of union with Wales

1536 - Act removing Franchises and Liberties

Question 6

What occured by the end of the 1530s

Answer 6

Statute law made by the King in Parliament represented ultimate authority in Wales and England

Question 7

What strengthened Parliaments influence

Answer 7

The idea of King-In parliament, rather than King AND Parliament