The Early Years of Henry's Reign

Question 1

What advisors did H8 inherit from his father?

Answer 1

• Sir Thomas Lovell
  (reappointed Chancellor of the Exchequer)
• Bishop Fox (Lord Privy Seal)
• Archbishop Warm (Lord Chancellor)
• Thomas Howard (Earl of Surrey)

Question 2

How did H8’s approach differ from his father’s?

Answer 2

• Ordered arrest of Empson and Dudley of Council Learned in Law and abolished Council
• H7 had been keeping Catherine at Court to delay marriage ensuring diplomatic advantage to England
  = H8 declared he would marry Catherine because it would be chivalrous

Question 3

How did H8’s treatment of the nobility differ from his father’s?

Answer 3

• H7 = undermined power of nobility by controlling status and wealth
• H8 = gestures of goodwill (abolishing Council Learned in Law, cancelling 175 bonds and recognisances)
• H8 = regarded nobility as friends and associates, gathered them around him to enhance prestige of his court