Henry VIII - Government
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When did Henry VIII become king?
April 1509
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When did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon?
June 1509
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When did Empson & Dudley get executed?
1510
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When did the Duke of Buckingham get executed?
1521
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When was the first discussion regarding the annulment?
1525
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When was the secret marriage to Anne Boleyn?
1533
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When was Anne Boleyn executed?
May 1536
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When did Henry VIII marry Jane Seymour?
1536
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When did Henry VIII marry Anne of Cleves?
January 1540
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When did Henry VIII marry Catherine Howard?
July 1540
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When was Thomas Cromwell executed?
July 1540
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When was Catherine Howard executed?
1542
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When did Henry VIII marry Catherine Parr?
1543
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Who was Catherine of Aragon?
1st wife of Henry VIII & mother to Mary I. Marriage annulled.
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Who was Anne Boleyn?
2nd wife of Henry VIII & mother to Elizabeth I. Executed.
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Who was Jane Seymour?
3rd wife of Henry VIII & mother to Edward VI. Died after childbirth.
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Who was Anne of Cleves?
4th wife of Henry VIII. Marriage was annulled & was subsequently known as the 'King's Sister'.
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Who was Catherine Howard?
5th wife of Henry VIII. Executed.
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Who was Catherine Parr?
6th wife of Henry VIII. Outlives Henry & marries Thomas Seymour. Dies after childbirth.
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Who was Thomas More?
Chief Minister. Executed.
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Who was Cardinal Wolsey?
Chief Minister. Dies awaiting trial.
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Who was Thomas Cromwell?
Chief Minister. Executed.
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Who was Charles Brandon?
Henry VIII's best friend. Marries Henry's sister, Mary.
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Who were the Young Favourites/ The Minions?
Close friends of Henry VIII.
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Which two courts did Wolsey control?
- Court of Chancery
- Court of the Star Chamber
- Court of the Star Chamber
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What was the Amicable Grant (1525)?
A tax issued to fund Henry's war in France. Met with widespread resistance, almost triggering a rebellion.
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Why did Wolsey fall?
- Failed to deliver the annulment
- Failing to get money to fund Henry's wars
- Failing to get money to fund Henry's wars
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Why did Cromwell come to power?
- Suggested Henry make himself head of the Church
- Spearheaded the dissolution of the monastries
- Spearheaded the dissolution of the monastries
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Why did Cromwell fall?
Failed to secure Henry's alliance with the Protestant German states through marriage to Anne of Cleves
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