Chapter 1 - Henry VIII's aims and characteristics

12 (ish) concrete facts about Henry's personality, aims, changes to government and the rise of Wolsey.

Marriage to Catherine of Aragon

11th June 1509

When Henry was crowned in ____ ____ he chose a joint coronation with his new queen, who he had married __ days earlier

• June 1509

• 13

In ___, Henry removed the ____ ___ by Act of Parliament, and cancelled ___ bonds that were held against nobles.

• 1510

• council learned

• 175

Henry hated the work of governance, so used the ___ ____, which gave bureaucrats such as Wolsey enormous power

Dry stamp

Dry Stamp only held by _ men at a time, and safeguarded by a leger that that the King signed monthly.

• 3

• monthly

Henry VIII received £_____ as his inheritance, a peaceful foreign policy, unpopular council learned and efficient conciliar form of government

300,000

Thomas Cromwell was Henry’s ____ ____ and was executed impulsively in ____ ____

• principal secretary

• July 1540

Waist measurements

• 23 yrs = 35 inch waist

• 45 yrs - 45 inch waist

• 50 yrs - 54 inch waist

In ___, Wolsey became Archbishop of ____, in ____ he became _____ _____ and in ____ he was made ___ ____ at Henry’s recommendation.

• 1514

• York

• 1515

• Lord Chancellor

• 1518

• Papal Legate

In ____, Henry executed the ____ __ _____ for treason after he questioned his succession.

• 1521

• Duke of Buckingham

Factions

• Divide and rule

• Gathered around key nobles

• Actively encouraged by Henry

The Earl of _____ led the army at the Battle of Flodden, and the Marquis of ____ led an army of ___ men to SW France in ____

• Surrey

• Dorset

• 10,000

• 1512

Henry’s Groom of the Stool, ____ ____, who was not from an aristocratic background, was rewarded with an estate of £_____, showing the power of this position

• William Compton

• 1,700