The fall of Cromwell & Anne Boleyn

Question 1

Following the Break from Rome between 1533 - 36, What did Henry do to annexe the wealth of the church ?

Answer 1

The dissolution of the monastries

Question 2

For what period of time did the dissolution of monasteries occur ?

Answer 2

1536 - 42

Question 3

In what direction did Anne Boleyn want Henry to further reform the church ?

Answer 3

pushed him towards protestantism

Question 4

After the relations between Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell publicly broke down, how did Cromwell use the conservatives of the court to help him survive ?

Answer 4

He used the conservatives of the court to persuade Henry that her flirtatious manner had led to adultery

Question 5

Due to being accused of adultery by conservatives at court and with the help of Cromwell, how did Henry respond ?

Answer 5

for the wife of the monarch, this was treason - she was executed

Question 6

When was Anne Boleyn executed ?

Answer 6

19th May 1536

Question 7

After Anne Boleyn was executed for being accused of adultery on the 19th May 1536, who did Henry marry ?

Answer 7

Jane Seymour

Question 8

Who was Jane Seymour ?

Answer 8

a lady in waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

Question 9

When did Henry marry Jane Seymour ?

Answer 9

30th May 1536 (just 11 days after Anne Boleyn’s execution)

Question 10

Did Jane Seymour give birth to any children for Henry ?

Answer 10

Yes - Prince Edward

Question 11

When did Jane Seymour give birth to Prince Edward with Henry VIII ?

Answer 11

12th September 1537

Question 12

Give a problem with Jane Seymour’s birth of Prince Edward on the 12th September 1537.

Answer 12

There was complications that arose after childbirth and she died not long after.

Question 13

When did Jane Seymour die ?

Answer 13

24th October 1537

Question 14

How was the death of Jane Seymour on the 24th October 1537, in a way, beneficial to Cromwell ?

Answer 14

It gave him a chance of reconciling Henry with the league of Schmalkalden

Question 15

What was the ‘league of Schmalkalden’ ?

Answer 15

A group of protestant free cities and German Princes who supported Martin Luther’s rejection of the Catholic church.

Question 16

How did the death of Jane Seymour on the 24th October 1537 give Cromwell a chance to reconcile Henry to the League of Schmalkalden ?

Answer 16

Cromwell arranged for Henry to marry Anne of Cleves to tie him into the League of Schmalkalden.

Question 17

Why did Cromwell want to tie Henry into the league of Schmalkalden through the marriage of Anne of Cleves ?

Answer 17

In an attempt to secure England against foreign Catholic threats

Question 18

When did Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves marry ?

Answer 18

6th January 1540

Question 19

where did Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII marry ?

Answer 19

Greenwich Palace

Question 20

How long did the marriage of Henry and Anne of Cleves last for before it was annulled ?

Answer 20

6 months

Question 21

Give 2 reasons as to why the marriage of Henry to Anne of Cleves only lasted 6 months.

Answer 21

1) Cromwell had been badly informed of her appearance - Henry took an instant disliking to her calling her a ‘Flanders Mare’

2) When the alliance between Spain and France also broke down, the marriage became politically useless

Question 22

Cromwell’s role in setting up Henry’s marriage to Anne of Cleves contributed to his ______________.

Answer 22

downfall

Question 23

Who did Henry have his eyes on after his marriage to Anne of Cleves broke down ?

Answer 23

Catherine Howard

Question 24

Who was Catherine Howard ?

Answer 24

The niece of the Duke of Norfolk

Question 25

What link did Cromwell have to the Duke of Norfolk ?

Answer 25

He was Cromwell's largest enemy

Question 26

How did the Duke of Norfolk use his relationship with Henry's crush, Catherine Howard, to help secure Cromwell's downfall ?

Answer 26

Catherine Howard was instructed to spread rumors that Cromwell wasn't securing the divorce from Anne of Cleves quickly enough

Question 27

How did the Duke of Norfolk prey on Henry's willingness to resist further changes to the churches doctrine to help secure Cromwell's downfall ? (due to him having a close relationship to Henry's crush, Catherine Howard)

Answer 27

Norfolk suggested that Cromwell was protecting a group of protestant in Calais

Question 28

What was Thomas Cromwell accused of at a Privy Council meeting in 1540 after failing to deal successfully with Henry's marital affairs as well as Thomas Howard's role in his downfall

Answer 28

He was accused of heresy and treason

Question 29

When was Cromwell executed following on from being accused of heresy and treason at a council meeting on June 10th 1540 ?

Answer 29

28th July 1540

Question 30

When did Henry marry Catherine Howard ?

Answer 30

28th July 1540 - same day as Cromwell's execution

Question 31

After the fall of Cromwell, which two religious groups did Henry have to tread carefully between ?

Answer 31

1) Conservative Catholics 2) Reformist Protestant parties

Question 32

What kind of government was formed after the fall of Cromwell in 1540 as a manifestation of Henry having to tread a careful path between Conservative Catholics and Reformists Protestant parties ?

Answer 32

A conciliar government

Question 33

Why did Henry end up executing Catherine Howard and the Lady of her bedchamber ?

Answer 33

Because of allegations of an affair between Catherine and her distant cousin, Thomas Culpepper

Question 34

When were Catherine Howard and the Lady of her bedchamber executed ?

Answer 34

13th February 1542

Question 35

After the execution of Catherine Howard and the Lady in her Bedchamber on February 13th 1542, who did Henry marry in response ?

Answer 35

Katherine Parr

Question 36

Was Catherine Howard protestant or Catholic ?

Answer 36

Catholic