HVIII - Character & Aims

Question 1

What was Henry’s VIII attitude towards writing and reading state papers?

Answer 1

Tedious and painful

Question 2

Instead of working, what did Henry VIII prefer to do?

Answer 2

Take part in courtly activities, such as sports and hunting

Question 3

What years was conciliar government used?

Answer 3

1509-1514, 1529-1532, 1540-1547

Question 4

When was Wolsey appointed Papal Legate

Answer 4

1518

Question 5

What Legacy did Henry VII leave? [4]

Answer 5

Lots of money
Unpopular mechanisms for extracting money
Peaceful foreign policy
Conciliar government

Question 6

How did Henry distance himself from the unpopular parts of his fathers’ regime?

Answer 6

Arrested and executed Empson and Dudley in 1509

An Act of Parliament abolished the Council Learned in January 1510

Question 7

What were Henry VIII’s early aims? [3]

Answer 7

To establish his status through marriage
To reestablish the role of the nobility
To establish himself as a warrior King through success in battle

Question 8

Who and when did Henry VIII marry?

Answer 8

Catherine of Aragon on 11th June 1509

Question 9

Who was executed in 1521 for voicing his claim to the throne?

Answer 9

Duke of Buckingham

Question 10

Which monarch did Henry VIII never actually go to war with?

Answer 10

Charles V