The Maintenance Of Political Stability: Institutional Developments Flashcards
What did the monarchy do to uphold the maintenance of stability?
The monarch was the source of unity and authority in kingdom
The monarch was directly responsible for the protection of his or her subjects
The monarch was responsible for ensuring the laws of the lands was upheld
The march held power from god and, as Henry VIII proclaimed, owed allegiance to no one else
What did those in authority stress to set their authority and respect for the monarchy?
The Great Chain of Being
What did all Tudor monarchs recognise they had to enhance if they were to be effective rulers?
Their respect and aura surrounding the monarchy
From 1534 what did both spiritual and lay office holder have to swear?
Oath of allegiance and supremacy and under Edward and Elizabeth oaths of uniformity, though not under Mary
How many proclamations were used throughout the period?
900, increasing more throughout the period
What proclamation did King Henry VII issue in 1509?
A promotion to end speculation surrounding the claims of a pretender, with copies sent to every county, where the message was read out in parish churches and marketplaces
What was the most important weapon in the Tudor armoury?
Propaganda
What sort of propaganda did King Henry VII use?
Burgundian-style court with its lavish display and entertainment impressed foreign visitors and English nobles, with his servants in his coat of arms and royal badges
What sort of propaganda did King Henry VIII use?
Henry VIII preferred more visual imagery to highlight his physicality, wealth and imperial bearing, with coin that ported a ‘closed’ crown were minted to show Henry’s ‘imperatur’ status
Why did Edward and Mary not glamorise the monarchy to the same degree as other Tudor monarchs?
As Edward was a sickly boy and Mary an introverted women and were not suitable subjects, though Edward was portrayed in paintings in the image of his father and Mary’s image on her Great Seals reflected a regal bearing
What did Elizabeth do most summers?
Listed royal castles and Monroe houses, stayed with country gentry, hunted with her nobility and travelled to provincial towns
Where did Elizabeth build up a strong rapport?
Southern, central and eastern England
In Elizabethan England what were offices sold for?
Unbending service and obedience for the monarch
In Elizabethan England how many nobles, courtiers and gentry were there?
2500
What did King Henry VII use the Church for?
Henry looked to his bishops for advice and assistance in administering the realm and appointed the zaechbsishop his Chancellor, with his accession being annotated with holy oil and crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury and imbued with divine authority
Until 1529 what did Henry VIII use as his administers, advisers and diplomats?
Clerics with Bishops Warham, Fox and Tunstall were key real servants but paled in significance compared to Wosley
What action by Kung Henry VIII actually strengthen Church-Crown relations?
King Henry’s VIII divorce and subsequent break from Rome
Who was the only clergyman to hold a political office under Mary, Edward and Elizabeth/
Cardinal Pole as Lord Chancellor under May for a brief period as the clergy’s role was as law enforcers, which had been of vital importance before the fall of Wolsey
