Henry VIII Securing Succession

Question 1

Mary and Elizabeth in succession

Answer 1

henry kept changing his mind in baring and allowing his daughters to succeed
de-legitimised them both in 1536

Question 2

Succession act (2)

Answer 2

1544
Mary and Elizabeth are re-legitimised
if Edward dies with no heir, there is now an easy alternative

Question 3

what is set out in Henry VIII will

Answer 3

succession
Edwards 16 person regency council
burial plans
executors

Question 4

what did Henry’s will mean for Edward

Answer 4

inherit almost all of his fathers material worth
have a council to guid him when he is young

Question 5

What did the will mean for Mary and Elizabeth

Answer 5

legitimate but only after Edward, another children of a marriage would precede them
Mary before Liz (based on age)

Question 6

what did Henry’s will mean for England and who stood to gain from it

Answer 6

Edward and the executors of the will
left England with a young, impressionable king who wouldn’t rule independently for his younger years

Question 7

historiography of Henry’s will

Answer 7

it is often debated whether Henry’s will had been tampered with, it is likely that it was but to what extent is unclear

Question 8

will had been changed

Answer 8

evangelical faction (reform) got rid of conservative regents
Henry didn’t sign anything, rather he stamped it- easy
two unlikely clauses were added- gave regents carte blanche

Question 9

was the will changed?

Answer 9

possible but the fundamentals fit of it fir with Henry desire for Edward to rule and an attempt to control succession after his death (depends on how the end of Henry’s reign is interpreted)