Henry VIII Society

Question 1

What act majorly changed the administration of Wales?

Answer 1

Law in Wales Act of 1536

Question 2

How did the Law in Wales Act divide Wales?

Answer 2

Divided Wales into shire counties which operated on the same basis as their English counterparts

Question 3

Where did the Law in Wales Act give Welsh shires representation?

Answer 3

Gave them representation in the House of Commons

Question 4

What act reduced the level of independence enjoyed by the bishop of Durham?

Answer 4

The Act of Resuming Liberties to the Crown of 1536

Question 5

What were the four British counties brought under jurisdiction of the Council of Wales and the Marches that helped to secure the Anglo-Welsh border?

Answer 5

Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, as well as the lands which were governed as part of the principality of Wales

Question 6

What did the Council of Wales and the Marches offer?

Answer 6

Offered cheap and local access to the law - benefit

Question 7

Was the Anglo-Scottish border easy of difficult to police?

Answer 7

Difficult

Question 8

Why was the Anglo-Scottish border difficult to police?

Answer 8

Was remote and often inhosbitable in the winter months

Question 9

What was the reputation of both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border?

Answer 9

Both sides of the border had a reputation for lawlessness - cattle sheep and rustling was common and so was violence

Question 10

What did Henry VIII split Scotland in in attempt to deal with the problem of the Anglo-Scottish border?

Answer 10

Three marches, each under the jurisdiction of a warden

Question 11

What problems were faced with the appointment of wardens in Scotland?

Answer 11

Appointing a local noble family ran the risk of the noble exploiting his power at the King’s expense

Appointing someone loyal to the King could mean they have limited ability to influence the conduct to local people

Question 12

What was difficult about governing the North of England?

Answer 12

Far away from London - difficult to involve in regimes

Question 13

When did the Pilgrimage of Grace take place?

Answer 13

1536

Question 14

What was re-established as a result of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536?

Answer 14

The Council of the North

Question 15

Where was the Council of the North based?

Answer 15

York

Question 16

Why was the Council of the North re-established?

Answer 16

To enforce control and prevent rebellion

Question 17

Was the Council of the North successful?

Answer 17

Yes - evidence of this can be shown as it helped to keep the North quiet during the summer rebellions of 1549

Question 18

What was the state of the Church at the beginning of Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 18

Little sign of there being fundamental change to the English Church.

The Church initially seems to have fulfilled the requirements of the bulk of the people to whom it ministered

Question 19

In what decade was there a major change in the English Church and what happened?

Answer 19

1530s - when Henry VIII broke with Rome and became the new head of the English Church

Question 20

How did people support the changes to the Church?

Answer 20

Small number of people undoubtedly welcomed the change, there was no overwhelming support for the changes the break with Rome caused

Question 21

Who was executed after they denied the royal supremacy?

Answer 21

Sir Thomas More

Question 22

When did Cromwell’s dissolution of the monasteries begin?

Answer 22

1535

Question 23

What attacked many of the traditional practices of Catholicism? Give examples of this too

Answer 23

Royal Injunctions 1536

Such as holy days, pilgrimages and veneration of relics