Who's who? Flashcards
MP in Reformation Parliament, wrote a Chronicle of England (published 1548)
Sir Edward Hall
Humanist and chaplain to Henry VII’s mother. Probably wrote the Assertio (for which Henry was given the title ‘Fidei Defensor’) Staunch supporter of Katherine of Aragon and opponent of the Royal Supremacy. Executed for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy in 1535.
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire 1500-1558.
Charles V
Emissary sent by the Pope to examine Henry’s case for annulment in 1528. He was to act as papal legate with Wolsey.
Cardinal Campeggio
MP who sued the Church over mortuary fees. He was accused of heresy for having a Lollard Bible. He died in suspicious circumstances at St Paul’s Cathedral in 1515. He was probably tortured to death.
Richard Hunne.
Related to Henry VIII. Became Archbishop of Canterbury in Mary I’s reign. Was strongly opposed to the annulment and remained in the service of the pope throughout Henry’s reign. Henry tried to have him assassinated.
Cardinal Reginald Pole.
Imperial ambassador to the English court, 1529-45
Eustace Chapuys
MP from 1523 onwards. Chosen to become member of Privy Council in 1530.
Thomas Cromwell.
Promoted from Archdeacon of Taunton to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533, due to family connections.
Thomas Cranmer
Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1532. Refused to grant Henry his divorce because he stuck to the wishes of the pope
William Warham
Pope during the King’s Great Matter
Clement VII
Conducted the secret marriage ceremony between Anne and Henry in 1533
Thomas Cranmer
Member of the King’s household who spoke out in favour of Katherine of Aragon (member of the privy chamber)
Sir Nicholas Carew
Controller of the King’s household who spoke out in favour of Katherine of Aragon
Sir Henry Guilford
Invited to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn in June 1533, but declined.
Sir Thomas More
Refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy and was imprisoned in the Tower. He argued he hadn’t actually broken the law because he hadn’t spoken out against the Oath, he’d just refused to swear it.
Sir Thomas More
Spoke out against the divorce in 1532, saying he would rather die than see the marriage of Katherine and Henry dissolved.
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Refusal to swear the Oath of Succession led to his arrest for treason, and he was ordered to be hung, drawn and quartered. There was such a public outcry that the sentence was changed to beheading.
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester.
Servant girl who claimed to see visions from God. Met the King twice. Prophesied that if Henry were to divorce Katherine of Aragon, he would die shortly thereafter. Hanged at Tyburn in 1534.
Elizabeth Barton
The ‘Holy Maid of Kent’
Elizabeth Barton
Religious order emphasising solitude and devotion, based at London’s Charterhouse
Carthusian Monks
When five refused to swear the Oath of Succession, they were dragged through the streets of London, then hung, drawn and quartered
Carthusian Monks
Referred to as ‘the Concubine’ by the Imperial Ambassador
Anne Boleyn
Died 7th January 1536
Katherine of Aragon
Appointed Vicegerent in matters ecclesiastical 1534
Thomas Cromwell
Appointed Earl of Essex in April 1540
Thomas Cromwell
Executed for treason (without trial) in July 1540
Thomas Cromwell
Resigned see in protest at the Act of Six Articles in 1539
Nicholas Shaxton, Bishop of Salisbury
Resigned see in protest at the Act of Six Articles in 1539. Burned as a heretic under Mary I and featured prominently in Actes and Monuments by John Foxe
Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester
Secretary to Wolsey and diplomat before becoming secretary to Henry. Created Bishop of Winchester after Wolsey’s fall. Supported the break with Rome, but otherwise religiously conservative.
Bishop Stephen Gardiner
Widow of George Boleyn and Katherine Howard’s lady in waiting. She facilitated meetings between Katherine and Thomas Culpepper. She went mad due to excessive use of torture during her interrogation.
Jane, Lady Rochford
Governor of Calais 1533-40. Arrested for treason in 1540, accused of corresponding with Cardinal Pole.
Lord Lisle