was henry a weak king in his final decade unable to deal with factions

Question 1

cromwell

Answer 1

significant changes to government - Elton describes it as a “tudor revolution”

Question 2

Catherine Howard

Answer 2

catholic faction- increased influence over the King

manipulated him about Cromwell and he was executed 28 July 1540. Process of Attainder- denied a full trial

Question 3

Plots against Cranmer

Answer 3

showed Henry wasn’t weak as he protected Cranmer and wasn’t manipulated by the Catholic faction

however, he didn’t stop the plot earlier and could’ve Cranmer feeling threatened. Did Henry enjoy embarrassing his ministers to show they were dependent on him

Question 4

Plots against Parr

Answer 4

his accusations against her opponents shows he was in control- could’ve prevented his wife suffering

Question 5

fall of gardiner/norfolk

Answer 5

shows Henry could balance the factional tensions through most of the 1540s but failed in the last year as the reformists triumphed

Gardiner fell for a minor issue which shows the reformers were rising

“the fall of Gardiner and Norfolk does show that in many ways the King was dominated” - N Fellows

Question 6

Henry’s will

Answer 6

Denny had control over the ill king

He authorised documents and manipulated the will after Henry’s death

When Henry died his orders had been disregarded and his legacy had fallen apart

Question 7

S. Gunn

Answer 7

the monarch made all the final decisions- whether or not he had been influenced by those close to them or factions

Question 8

fall of Cromwell historian

Answer 8

Scarisbrick says that it was Norfolk and Gardiner who were the key to his fall

Question 9

Ives

Answer 9

enjoyed playing his ministers against each other- plots against Cranmer

enjoyed unsettling them

Question 10

Henry VIII had

Answer 10

“experienced the politics of manipulation in an acute form” - D Starkey

Question 11

P Gwyn

Answer 11

“Henry was not someone who could be easily manipulated”