TP1) Monarchy and Government Flashcards
When did Henry VIII rule?
1509-47.
When did Edward VI rule?
1547-53.
When did Mary Tudor rule?
1553-58.
When did Elizabeth I rule?
1558-1603.
What were Henry VIII’s challenges? (4)
'’Usurper’’, needed male heir, succession, factions in court.
When was the first Act of Succession?
1534- made Elizabeth first in line to the throne.
When was the second Act of Succession?
1536- made the children of Jane Seymour first in line to the throne.
When was the third Act of Succession?
1543- brought Mary and Elizabeth back into the line of succession.
What were Edward VI’s challenges? (4)
Needed a regency council to rule for him, Lord Protector’s influence over him, growth of Protestantism, the Device.
What were Mary’s challenges? (4)
Female heir, legitimacy questioned, faced usurper Duke of Northumberland, needed to provide a male heir.
What were Elizabeth I’s challenges? (4)
Female heir, legitimacy questioned, pressure to marry/produce a male heir, pressure to consolidate Protestant faith in England.
Name powers of Parliament. (2)
Granted taxation, passed laws.
What were Parliament’s limitations? (2)
Monarch could veto laws, upper hand was the monarch and their privy council.
Who were in the Houses of Lords and Commons?
Lords: hereditary peers of the realm, Commons: elected MPs.
Name acts passed in 1533-34. (5)
Act in Restraint of Appeals, Act in restraint of Annates, Act of Supremacy, 1st Succession Act, Treason Act.
When were the Reformation Parliaments?
1529-34.
What did Edward use his Parliament to do?
Speed up religious change to Protestantism.
What did Edward use his Parliament to do?
Speed up religious change to Protestantism.
What was an issue in Mary’s court?
Protestants opposed her religious reforms back to Catholicism.
Why did Elizabeth have a harder time with Parliament?
They had grown in political confidence.
When did Wolsey serve Henry?
1509-29.
When did Cromwell serve Henry?
1529-40.
When did Cecil serve Elizabeth?
1558-98.
