Henry viii

• Henrys strengths

  popular - appeared like a king

  Strong - had experienced advisors

  Strong country - england was stable and there was little threat of a rebellion or civil war

  Catherine of Aragon - Charles v auntie - strong alliance to holy roman empire

  Wealth - england was wealthy and not in debt
• Henrys weakness

  Naive - 18 when crowned king - little experience, his view on kingship was based off of heroic greek and roman rulers - unrealistic

  Money - spent a lot of money on war

  Disinterested - wasnt interested in day to day tasks, happy to give power to others

  Risk taker - plays dangerous sports like jousting which is dangerous for heir
• Divine right of king ship

  The belief that god appointed the king and everyone should obey him as going against the king would mean going against God

  Henry was the son of Henry VII

  He had an older brother Arthur who was supposed to marry catherine before henry
• Catholic country

  Knowledges the authorities of the pope in rome
• henrys aims

  To win land in France

  Well governed state

  Achieve victory in battles