Wolsey Peg Test Flashcards
What year was Henry married to Catherine of Aragon
1509
What year was Wolsey appointed chancellor and Henry’s chief minister
1515
What year did Wolsey become Papal Legate (popes representative)
1518
What year was the amicable grant uprising
1525
What year did Henry want to end his marriage to Catherine
1526
What is the Habsburg
The royal family of both Spain and the Holy Roman Empire
What is the Holy Roman Empire
Over 300 German and north Italian states
What was the trade embargo
Hostile act of cutting off trade links with another country
What is consummated
Intercourse had not taken place within the marriage
What is a regent
A person appointed to administer a state
What is Annulment
Declaring a marriage is not legal
What is praemunire
The offence of asserting the power of a foreign prince in England
Battle of the Spurs
The final battle in the 1st French war - victory
Treaty of London 1518
Promised universal peace by proposing each state followed a non-aggressive foreign policy
Field of cloth of gold 1520
A diplomatic meeting between Francis and Henry to put him at the centre of European diplomacy
Treaty of more 1525
Gave up some territorial claims on France, in return a substantial pension from the French
Treaty of Westminster 1527
An agreement of ‘eternal peace’ was negotiated between Henry VII and Francis I
Treaty of Cambrai 1529
A peace deal between Francis I and Charles V. A snub to Wolsey and Henry
Succession
Order in which one person follows another to the Throne
Catherine of Aragon
Henry’s first wife
Anne Boleyn
Catherine’s maid of honour
Charles V
The king of Spain and Holy Roman Empire
Francis I
The king of France
When was Henry’s second war with France
1522-25
Anglo French alliance
1525-29
When did England and France declare war on Charles
1528
When did the enquiry into Henry’s marriage begin
1529
Jousting
Knights rode at each other with lances
What is Accession
The act of becoming king
What is betrothed
A formal engagement that could not easily be broken
What is Royal progress
A tour of their kingdom by a monarch & entourage
Divine right of kings
Kings believed that they had been appointed by God
Lord chancellor
The Kings chief secretary
Archbishop of York
Second highest position within the church
Cardinal
A priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
Head of the Catholic Church
Star chamber
Special law court; cases heard in secret
Royal household
Henry and his family, and all the servants needed
Privy chamber
Men chosen by Henry to be his advisors
Royal council
The Kings inner circle of advisors
Court
The household plus the Kings friends and his advisors
Parliament
It’s main aim was to raise taxes for special occasions
Justices of the peace
Nobility who kept law and order in different parts of the county
Enclosure
Areas of farmland that were being fenced off for private use, often taken from the common land
Subsidy
A progressive tax on incomes
Amicable grant
A tax to pay for the invasion of France
Eltham ordinance
To tackle the misspending and bad management of the palaces a list of rule 79 chapters long
