Nobility and Gentry Changes During Henry VIII's Reign

How many members of the nobility were added during Henry VIII's reign?

9.

When was Edward Seymour promoted to the Earldom of Hertford?

1537.

When was the Duke of Buckingham executed for treason?

1521.

When were Henry Pole (Baron Montague) and Henry Courtenay (Marquis of Exeter) executed for treason?

1538.

When did Thomas Fiennes, Baron Dacre of the South, get hanged like a common criminal?

1541.

How many gentry families were there approximately by 1540?

5000.

When did the gentry class grow in number, wealth, and importance during Henry VIII's reign?

Early 1500s.

When did Wolsey and Cromwell show the possibilities of social mobility for the gentry?

Early 1500s.

When did Wolsey devise the Amicable Grant to raise money for Henry's foreign policy?

1525.

When was the Amicable Grant strongly resisted, especially in north Essex and south Suffolk?

1525.

When did the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion begin?

1536.

When did Henry VIII offer a general pardon to the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace and promise Parliament would consider their demands?

1536.

When did fresh rebellions after the Pilgrimage of Grace lead to the arrest and execution of Robert Aske?

1537.

When did the ACT RESUMING LIBERTIES TO THE CROWN reduce the level of independence of the Bishop of Durham?

1536.

When did the Council of the North become a permanent body based in York?

1536.

When did the Council of the North help maintain order during the rebellions during edward’s reign?

1549.

When did the Dissolution of the Monasteries cause much anger in the North due to religious changes?

1536 (starting with the smaller monasteries).

When did Henry VIII promise that Parliament would consider the demands of the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels?

1536.

When did the Dissolution of Monasteries lead to the loss of charity, education, and parishes, especially affecting commoners?

1536-1540.

When did the Injunctions of … discourage local religious traditions and pilgrimages, contributing to anger in the North?

1536.

When did the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace disperse after receiving promises of concessions from Henry VIII?

1536.