The Fall of Cromwell Flashcards
Why did Henry look for another marriage right after Seymours death despite already having a son?
Wanted a spare incase Edward died
- he saw this be a problem when his brother died making him king
What was different about the Cleves family reaction to Henry wanted to marry Anne of Cleves?
Cleves family wanted Henry to marry Anne despite his reputation for mistreating his wives
Why did Cromwell support the marriage to Anne of Cleves?
She was protestant and so he could push a more protestant England with less resistance
Why was Anne of Cleves a diplomatically good wife?
She was foreign so would not have relatives who she wanted to take places in England’s government (could have caused Cromwell to be replaced)
Cleves would be a good ally against France and HRE who were threatening an invasion
When did Henry first see a painting of Anne of Cleves and instruct Cromwell to organise a marriage?
1539
What did Henry say when meeting Anne in real life?
“I like her not”
How long did Henry delay the marriage and why did he eventually give in?
Tried to get out of marriage for 2 days.
However invasion threat from HRE and France meant he got married in jan 1540
was the marriage between Henry and Anne ever consummated?
no
Why could Henry soon divorce Anne of Cleves?
France and HRE alliance broke down so alliance with cleves not needed
Who did Henry fall in love with after Anne?
Catherine Howard
How was marriage to Anne annulled?
Grounds on:
never consummated the marriage
She was previously engaged to the Duke of Lorraine
Why did Cromwell lose Henry’s favour?
- failure of Cleves marriage (Cromwell was scapegoat)
- Cromwell’s attempts to make England more protestant despite Henry being catholic (Regardless of broken ties with Rome)
What position was Cromwell given in 1540 and what did this mean?
Given “Earl of Essex” this tells us that Henry did not initally plan to fire Cromwell
Why did the Duke of Norfolk want Cromwell fired?
DoN would be closer to the King if Cromwell was gone
DoN was catholic and disliked protestant reforms put in place by Cromwell
DoN believed son of a blacksmith should not have so much power
Cromwell closed Thetford Priory which was the Norfolk family burial place
-this meant Norfolk had to rebury his families bones: he took this as a personal attack
How did Duke of Norfolk get Cromwell fired?
Used his position as Catherine Howards uncle and Henry’s anger at failure of Cleves marriage to spread rumours that Cromwell was trying to spread protestantism instead of focusing on trying to annul the marriage with Anne
