Henry VIII Mock ✊😐🔫 Flashcards
What were Henry’s priorities when he was first king?
-Establish status among other monarchs through marriage (CoA)
-Re-establish nobility
-Establish self as warrior king
What changed in Henry’s new Government?
-Epsom and Dudley arrested
-No more council learned in law
-H not as involved
–>Disliked working in govt
Meant people like Wolsey could gain
power
-H ruled through his councillors
-H was more aggressive
–>Executed Yorkist, De la Pole, whereas
HVII had him arrested.
What stayed the same in Henry’s new Government?
-Kept some of father’s advisors
–>Lovell as Chancellor
Archbishop Warham as Lord
Chancellor
Howard as Earl of Surrey
-Moved his financial dealings into his private chambers
How did Henry control his nobility?
-Made concessions to them:
.Cancelled 175 bonds and recognisances (issued by father)
What type of Gov did H first use?
-Used conciliar Gov
Why did H change his Gov?
-Became frustrated with his fathers old councillors who were stopping him from waging war (w/ France)
Who replaced Warham as Lord Chancellor? When?
1515, Thomas Wolsey
What type of council did H use throughout his reign? What did they do?
-Institutional council
-Advised and act in an executive capacity
How did Henry govern?
-Relied on individual ministers
—>Relied on Wolsey for 1/3 of his 38
reign
Where did Henry take direct responsibility in gov?
-War and diplomacy
-Executive decisions:
—>Policy towards Duke of Bavaria ,
sanctions for fraudulent cloth
-Appointed Council and ministers, whom he allowed to assume chief executive.
How would people have power in H’s gov?
-Royal favour
How many monasteries were there before the dissolution?
825
How many monasteries were closed in the dissolution?
625
What role did monasteries play in society?
-employed people to work land
-prayed for dead and living
-safety for poor
-education
What caused the dissolution?
Valor ecclesiaticus- survey showed monastic lands could double crown income
To not be seen as selfish , covered up with accusations of corruption within monks
Who was thomas more?
-opposed religious change
-was previously on council and lord chancellor
-resigned after refusing support of annulment
-executed 1535
Who was Elizabeth Barton
-had visions about king threatening he would die if he got divorce
-arrested and executed 1534
Who were the aragonese faction?
-group of nobility (Lord darcey lord hussey)
Who were clergy members who opposed religious change?
John lambert
Bishop of rochester john fisher
Why was there rebellion in the north?
-outrage surrounding dissolution
-opposition to cromwell
-food shortages(bad harvests)
What were wolseys church reforms?
-had bishops carry duties more professionally (addressing anti clerical attitudes)
-planned funding of school training cardinals
-closes 20 monasteries (had less than 6 monks)
-encouraged henry to write bishops book(rewarded title defender of faith by pope)
Give examples of wolseys clashes with nobility:
-Thomas lucas - jailed w out trial for criticising wolsey
-duke of buckingham -executed for questioning h’s position as king
What was wolsey criticised for?
-Seen as alter rex
-had rep of vengance and arrogance
-accused of pluralism and absenteeism
What were wolseys financial reforms?
-12, tudor subsidy - still used more efficient to collect for king
-22, national survey- met w contoversy, forced loans of up to £200000
-23, amicable grant -asked for £800000 parlimentary grant, couldnt raise all, henry forced to step in and stop it
-26, eltham ordinances -reduce cost of royal household, redice power of nobility as less reliance of parliamentary funds
