the characte rand aims of henry viii

how old was henry when he came to hte throne?

henry viii came to the throne two months before his eighteenth birthday.

how was henry viii welcomed?

Henry VIIIths accession was welcomed following the tensions caused by Empson and Dudley in the last years of Henry VIIth.

-Sir Thomas Moore described it as “the end of sadness, the beginning of joy”

-henry however had little political expierence.

in terms of gtovernment, how did henry differ from his father?

Henry had a profound dislike for the business of government, and found the writing and reading of state papers tedious.

-he often suddenly intervened in the business of government after decisions had already been taken.

-he spent his time engaging in pageants, sports, hunting and tournaments.

what was the timeline of henrys structure of government?

-councillior government 1509-1515
-Wolsey 1515-1529
-Councillior - 1529-32
Cromwell - 1532-40
Councillior - 1540-47

what legacy did henry inherit from his father?

-money (around 300,000 pounds)
-unpopular methods of extracting money
-a peaceful foreign policy
-a concilliar government

what were the events of henrys first marraie?

-a marriage between Henry and his brother Arthur’s widow, Catherine of aragon was concluded in 1509.

-the marriage was initally successful on a personal level.

what was the state of the nobility as viii took power?

-the noibiltiy had been frozen out of direct political influence by henry vii. few of them spent much time at court. henrys largley peacable foreign policy denied them their tradiional outlet of hte persuit of military glory.

how did henry viii reestablish the nobiltiy?

-sons of the nobility, gneerally young men slightly older than hnery, partnered him in sports and revels which took up most of his time at the start of his reign. they accompanied him in northern france, or the marquis of dorset to south west france or the earl of surrey to scotland.