Henry VIII's Reign: Key Events and Figures

Henry VIII's age when he became king

17

Secure aspects of Henry VIII's rule

His blood claim & financial stability

Nobility's view on Henry VIII's ascension

As a savior from the 'oppression' of the Council Learned in the Law

Henry VIII's marriage date

June 11, 1509

Year Henry VIII abolished the Council Learned in the Law

1510

Individuals executed in 1510 for association with Henry VII's financial policies

Empson and Dudley

Noble executed in 1521 for discussing succession

Duke of Buckingham

Years Henry VIII won victories against France and Scotland

1513

Year Wolsey began to dominate the government

1514

Position Wolsey was appointed to in 1514

Archbishop of York

Year Wolsey became Cardinal and Lord Chancellor

1515

Title granted to Wolsey in 1518

Papal Legate

Year Wolsey was made Bishop of Durham

1523

Tax rebellion Wolsey survived in 1525

Amicable Grant crisis

Cause of Wolsey's downfall in 1529

Failure to secure Henry VIII's divorce

Year Wolsey died

1530

Act that made Henry VIII the final legal authority in England in 1533

Act in Restraint of Appeals

Act that made Henry VIII head of the Church in 1534

Act of Supremacy

Act that made spoken criticism of Henry VIII treasonous in 1534

Treason Act

Henry VIII's wife affected by the split from Rome

Catherine of Aragon

Year Anne Boleyn was executed

1536

Year Thomas More was executed for opposing the break from Rome

1535

Year the dissolution of the monasteries began

1536

Years of the Pilgrimage of Grace

1536-37

Rebellion opposing religious changes in 1536

Pilgrimage of Grace

Who replaced Wolsey as Henry VIII's chief minister

Thomas More

Cromwell's social background

Humble origins

Henry VIII's wife who influenced him before being executed

Anne Boleyn

Failed marriage that led to Cromwell's downfall

Marriage to Anne of Cleves

Year Anne of Cleves marriage was arranged

1539

Year Cromwell was executed

1540

Noble who influenced Henry VIII against Cromwell

Duke of Norfolk

Political factions in Henry VIII's final years

Reformers vs. Conservatives

Faction that gained influence when Catherine Howard was queen (1540-42)

Conservative faction

Key figures in the conservative faction

Norfolk, Gardiner, Wriothesley

Faction that gained power after Catherine Howard's execution in 1542

Reform faction

Queen who signaled the reformers' return to power in 1543

Katherine Parr

Noble who attempted to charge Cranmer and Katherine Parr with heresy

Duke of Norfolk

Henry VIII's Groom of the Stool at the end of his reign

Sir Anthony Denny

Key power held by Denny in Henry VIII's final years

Controlled who saw the king

Leader of the reform faction by the end of Henry VIII's reign

Edward Seymour

Year Henry VIII died

1547

Who succeeded Henry VIII

Edward VI