Henry VIII Rebellion and Disorder

Question 1

When was the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

Answer 1

1536-41

Question 2

When was the Break from Rome announced?

Answer 2

1533

Question 3

What was Henry’s main reason for BfR?

Answer 3

To divorce Catharine Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn

Question 4

In 1535, Henry appointed Cromwell what?

Answer 4

Vicegerent in Spirituals

Question 5

What event happened April 1535?

Answer 5

Letters sent to all Bishops, Nobility and JPs - Imprison any clergymen who still preached Catholicism

Question 6

When/what were the 10 Articles?

Answer 6

1536, they were the first attempt at defining the doctrine of the New English Church

Question 7

What did Cromwell’s interjections do in 1536?

Answer 7

Banned Pilgrimages, other religious celebrations, relics, images and worshiping saints.

Question 8

When/what was the Act of Supremacy?

Answer 8

1534, Acknowledged Henry as Head of Church,

Question 9

When/what Treason Act

Answer 9

1534, made it possible to prosecute anyone who didn’t swear the oath of allegiance to Henry, and execute them

Question 10

What people fell victim to the Treason Act?

Answer 10

Sir Thomas More
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Both executed in 1535

Question 11

Name some members of the Conservative faction in Court

Answer 11

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk
John, Lord Hussey
Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby

Question 12

What was the Name for DoM?

Answer 12

Valour Eccsiasticus, started in 1535

Question 13

How much money was raised from DoM between 1535-47?

Answer 13

1.3 million

Question 14

Cromwell hired Commissioners to visit Monasteries, what for?

Answer 14

To weigh up the worth of each monastery and search for evidence of corruption

Question 15

When did Lincolnshire Uprising kick off?

Answer 15

9th October 1536.

Question 16

How many rebels were there in the Lincolnshire Uprising?

Answer 16

10,000 rebels.

Question 17

Who dealt with Lincolnshire and how?

Answer 17

Duke of Suffolk.

Pardoned anyone who left. They all left.

Question 18

Why did Lincolnshire happen?

Answer 18

Visitation of the Clergy caused panic.

Rumours spread that Lincoln would have their weapons and riches stolen. Crowds gathered as a result.

Question 19

When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?

Answer 19

10th October 1536.

Question 20

Who led PoG?

Answer 20

Robert Aske

Question 21

What places in York did PoG rebels capture?

Answer 21

Hull’s port and Pontefract Castle.

Question 22

How many rebels did PoG have at it’s peak?

Answer 22

30,000

Question 23

How did they deal with PoG?

Answer 23

Duke of Norfolk negotiated with them, promised to bring their demands to the King.
8th December, King called a pardon on all rebels and they all went home.
Aske travelled to London and spend Christmas with the king.

Question 24

What happened to Aske in 1537?

Answer 24

Bigods Rising.
Henry VIII linked Robert Aske to it because of PoG and brought him back to London to be executed.
Hung him from a gibbet in chains until he died.