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What was the courts role
Anyone who attended was apart of king upper society
what was the privy council
apointed by king changed from kings council
what was the privy chamber
part of household and become the minions
What was apart of the privy council
20 men who advice the king, Charles Brandon, wolsey, cromwell
what was apart of the privy chamber
more important in Henry 7th reign, prestige and honour
parliament role
extraordinary revenue- taxation
Conciliar government role
1509–1514
Ruling through council
Broke over foreign policy
What was wolseys background
son of ipswich baker, intelligent and politically savvy
what were some of wolseys key roles
king almoner- 1509
archbishop of York - 1514
cardinal - 1515
chancellor - 1515
papal legate - 1518
what was the majority of Wolsey’s work
foreign policy
wolseys legal reforms
chancery
Inheritance wills and land trusts
what was the star chamber
Delt with disorder, riots
Went from 12 cases to 120 per year
Wolseys image
friend to the poor
popular
ignored outcomes when it affected Wolsey himself
Wolseys finance reforms
fifteens and tenths couldnt be exploited
Tudor subsidy
national survey 1522- survey 200,000
Amicable grant
1525
needed more money to defeat tax
made Henry unpopular
Futher financial changes
1526- recoinage
1526- Eltham ordinances
nobility changes
created a network of informants to intimidate
1519 and 1526- unsuccessful remove minions
Buckingham downfall
Wolsey neutralises other influence e
executed 17may 1421
Thomas Moore character
Lawyer and scholar
Diplomatic events
Thomas more role
chancellor - 1529
attack Wolsey - 1529
Protestant heretic - 1531-32
resigned - 1532
refuse oath of supremecy - 1534
executed- 1535
What did Thomas Cromwell do
shaped system of governemnt
Administration
How taxes were paid
parliament role
huge change
Rarely used
parliament of 1529
Unlike any other parliament
In session or 7 years
Extensively by Cromwell
impact of 1529 parliament
More experienced mps
legislating in new areas
composition of House of Lords
51 peers
21 bishops
29 abbots
after the dissolution House of Lords
51 peers
0 abbots
29 bishops
House of Commons composition
310 members
74 representing English counties
236 representing towns
house of commons after dissolution
310 members
74 representing counties
14 given right to elect MPS
financial management
court of augmentations - control lands and finances
court of general surveyors - initially handed monastic land
court of first fruit and tenths- collect money
court of ward- collect money from anyone under 21 inheriting land
groom of the stool one - William cromption
1509-1526
Wolsey got rid of him
Eltham ordinances
died in 1528
groom of the stool 2 - Henry Norris
1526- 1536
wolsey helped him
help close the bolyen faction
groom of the stool 4
1536-1547
close with Edward and have seymore
tried to influence will
Anne boleyns role
married Henry 1533
gave birth to Elizabeth 7 September 1533
Miscariage 1534
Catherine of Aragon died 1536 solidifying her power
Annes trial
2 may 1536 - Anne arrested
trial oversaw by her uncle, due of Norfolk
charged with adultery, insest and treason
15 may 1536 - marriage deemed void
executed 19 may 1536
Jane seymore
Henry married jan seymore 11 days after Anne
12 october 1537 - prince edwad died
24 October 1537 jane dies
factions depend
conservatives (duke of Norfolk) v reformer ( Cranmer)
Cromwell v Howard
cromwell wanted religous changes caused Norfolk of disloyalty.
Norfolk opposed religous changes and called Cromwell a liar
Cromwell role
Cromwell tried to reconcile henry to eagle of schmalkadlden
Anne of cleaves and Henry married 6 January 1540
Henry was unhappy
cromwells downfall
Norfolk and Winchester plotted downfall
henry and Anne marriage annulled 9 July 1540
Cromwell arrested at council meeting 10 july 1540
Cromwell behaved 28 July 1540
events of 28 July 1540
marriage between howard and Henry
Catherine age 15-19 Henry was 49