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47 Cards in this Set
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How old was Henry when he came to the throne? |
17. |
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How long had Henry had to prepare for his role as King? |
7 years. |
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How was Henry prepared for his role as King? (2) |
Well educated (including some humanism). He was well read. |
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Why was Henry's accession was welcomed as a breath of fresh air? |
After atmosphere created by Empson and Dudley. |
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What did Henry have no experience of? |
Government or public affairs. |
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Why did Henry differ to his father? |
Was not interested in government workings and reading State papers. He lacked the work ethic of his father. |
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What was the problem of the decision making policy under Henry VIII? |
Henry had an impetuous approach and sometimes suddenly intervened in decisions. |
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How did Henry prefer to spend his time? |
Pageants, sports, hunting and tournaments. |
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What was the structure of Henry's government throughout his reign? |
Conciliar. Ministers. |
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What legacy did Henry have from his father? (3) |
Money. Unpopular ways of extracting money. Conciliar government. |
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What happened to Henry VII's legacy in the first few years of his son's reign? |
Disappeared. |
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What happened to the money his father left him? |
Spent on aggressive foreign policy in France. |
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What happened to the conciliar government? |
Disappeared when Wolsey came. |
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Which members of the council were able to dispose of others? (3) |
Richard Fox. Thomas Lovell. Richard Weston. |
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Who did the councillors secure the arrest of? |
Empson and Dudley. |
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What was Henry responsible for? |
Execution of Empson and Dudley. |
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What did Henry abolish in 1510? |
Council Learned in the Law. |
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What did Henry VIII cancel? |
Many of the bonds and recognizances imposed by the Council Learned in the Law. |
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Who did Henry become popular with following the abolition of Council Learned in the Law and cancellation of bonds and recognizances? |
Nobility. |
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What were Henry's early aims? (3) |
Establish status amongst European monarchs through marriage. Re-establish role of nobility. Establish himself as a warrior king through success in battle. |
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Why was Henry anxious to conclude the marriage to Catherine of Aragon? |
He felt she had been unfairly treated. |
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Why did Henry's councillors encourage the marriage? |
Wanted to deflect Henry from political matters and enable them to continue business as usual. |
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Why was the marriage successful? |
They got on well on a personal level and she exercised some influence over foreign policy. |
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Why did Henry later regret the marriage? |
She was five years older and could not produce a male heir. |
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Why were nobles frozen out by Henry VII? (2) |
Few spent time at court. Could not pursue traditional role of military glory due to his style of foreign policy. |
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Who partnered Henry in his sports? |
Young sons of the nobility. |
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Who accompanied Henry to war in southwest France? |
Marquis of Dorset. |
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Who accompanied Henry to war in Scotland? |
Earl of Surrey. |
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Why did nobility not achieve political domination they hoped for? |
Henry promoted Wolsey instead. |
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Why was Duke of Buckingham regarded with suspicion by Henry? |
He was a descendant of Edward III. |
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What issues did Buckingham often mutter about? |
Succession. |
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Who was Buckingham tried by? |
Duke of Norfolk and other nobles. |
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What was Buckingham executed for? |
Treason (talking of succession). |
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What did Henry wish to do to his father's foreign policy legacy? |
Rid of it and pursuit military glory. |
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Where did Henry begin to pursue military glory? |
France. |
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What type of expenditures did Henry spend vast amounts of money on? |
Painfully small gains. |
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Why was Henry's foreign policy confusing? |
Hours of aggression were mixed with occasional alliances with French against Spain and Holy Roman Empire. |
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Who did Henry never go to war with? |
Charles V. |
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What did the first five years of his reign witness? (3) |
Marriage. Coronation. Victory over the Scotts. |
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How was Henry's approach to government described? |
Inconsistent. |
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What themes to his aim recur? |
Need to secure succession and pursuit of military glory. |
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What did Henry nearly always prioritise? |
Pleasure. |
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What increased in importance under Henry and why? |
Parliament as it was more widely used. |
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What trait was present throughout his reign? |
Ruthlessness. |
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Why did Henry often execute people for the flimsiest of charges? |
Mixture of tyranny and insecurity. |
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What impulsive decisions did Henry make? |
Marriages to Catherine, Anne and Catherine. Execution of Thomas Howard. |
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What combined to be potentially dangerous for Henry's foreign policy? |
His impulsiveness and naivety |
